CVE-2024-28890 (GCVE-0-2024-28890)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-23 04:56 – Updated: 2024-11-18 21:11
VLAI
Summary
Forminator prior to 1.29.0 contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, a remote attacker may obtain sensitive information by accessing files on the server, alter the site that uses the plugin, and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-23 13:53 UTC
CWE
  • Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WPMU DEV Forminator Affected: prior to 1.29.0
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wpmudev broken_link_checker Affected: *
    cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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