Critical severity · published Aug 27, 2019
CVE-2018-21003
The buddyforms plugin before 2.2.8 for WordPress has SQL injection
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The buddyforms plugin before 2.2.8 for WordPress has SQL injection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Buddyforms · Themekraft
before 2.2.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21003
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-21003
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddyforms/#developers
Broken Link
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9829
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