Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-5149BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity weak randomness in Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) from themekraft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themekraft | Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) | 0 – through 2.8.9 |
Weakness: CWE-330 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N