Pojo Forms Plugin up to 1.4.7 on WordPress Shortcode form_preview_shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Pojo Forms Plugin up to 1.4.7 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function form_preview_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-10909. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Pojo Forms Plugin up to 1.4.7 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function form_preview_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The The Pojo Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via form_preview_shortcode AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes. This was partially fixed in version 1.4.8.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-10909 since 11/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/06/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Pojo Forms Plugin

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• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7

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