vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: advanced-forms: CVE-2021-24892: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 27, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 27, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
Insecure Direct Object Reference in edit function of Advanced Forms (Free and Pro) before 1.6.9 allows authenticated remote attacker to change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must register to obtain a valid WordPress's user and use such user to authenticate with WordPress in order to exploit the vulnerable edit function.
Solution
advanced-forms-plugin-cve-2021-24892
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24892
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c021686-3c9d-4382-be5c-9d4bf989cdcd?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11804
- CVE-2021-24892
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24892
- CWE-639
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11804
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