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Medium severity · published Jun 5, 2024
CVE-2024-5149
BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Email Verification Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 via the use of an insufficiently random activation code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the email verification.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PF
Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) · themekraft
through 2.8.9 · source: vendor
BU
Buddyforms · Themekraft
through 2.8.9 · source: NVD
PF
Post Form Registration Form Profile Form For User Profiles And Content Forms · Themekraft
through 2.8.9 · source: CISA
Affected product
PF
Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
themekraft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5149
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5149
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.8.9/includes/wp-insert-user.php#L334
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3101478/buddyforms/trunk/includes/wp-insert-user.php
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5c8d361-698b-4abd-bcdd-0361d3fd10c5?source=cve
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