Formidable Forms Plugin up to 6.3.0 on WordPress its authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Formidable Forms Plugin up to 6.3.0 on WordPress. Impacted is the function its. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2877. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Formidable Forms Plugin up to 6.3.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function its. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 does not adequately authorize the user or validate the plugin URL in its functionality for installing add-ons. This allows a user with a role as low as Subscriber to install and activate arbitrary plugins of arbitrary versions from the WordPress.org plugin repository onto the site, leading to Remote Code Execution.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2023. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2877 since 05/24/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Formidable Forms Plugin 6.3.1

Timelineinfo

05/24/2023 🔍
06/27/2023 +34 days 🔍
06/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2877 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2877
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232457

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2023 23:49
Updated: 07/20/2023 08:36
Changes: 06/27/2023 23:49 (40), 07/20/2023 08:36 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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