CVE-2024-2771
CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEIContact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms < 5.1.17 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation
Title source: nucleiExploitation Summary
CVE-2024-2771 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including whale93. A Nuclei detection template is also available.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Fluent Forms WordPress plugin via an unauthenticated REST API endpoint. It allows attackers to grant arbitrary users full management permissions or delete manager accounts.
Description
The Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/fluentform/v1/managers REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.16. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to grant users with Fluent Form management permissions which gives them access to all of the plugin's settings and features. This also makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete manager accounts.
Exploits (1)
This PoC demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Fluent Forms WordPress plugin via an unauthenticated REST API endpoint. It allows attackers to grant arbitrary users full management permissions or delete manager accounts.
Nuclei Templates (1)
body="/wp-content/plugins/fluentform/"
References (2)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H