CVE-2023-2877

Formidable Forms <= 6.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation

mediumMissing Authorization
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
6.3.1
Patched in
237d
Time to patch

Description

The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation and activation due to a missing capability check on the screen_page() and can_install_addon_api() functions in versions up to, and including, 6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers to retrieve a valid token from the welcome page, and then subsequently install and activate arbitrary plugins onto the site utilizing that key. This can easily be leveraged by attackers to achieve remote code execution as they simply need to install another plugin with a vulnerability or functionality that will aid in further exploitation.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<6.3.1
PublishedMay 31, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginformidable

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