CVE-2023-2877 (GCVE-0-2023-2877)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-27 13:17 – Updated: 2024-12-03 17:00
VLAI
Title
Formidable Forms < 6.3.1 - Subscriber+ Remote Code Execution
Summary
The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 does not adequately authorize the user or validate the plugin URL in its functionality for installing add-ons. This allows a user with a role as low as Subscriber to install and activate arbitrary plugins of arbitrary versions from the WordPress.org plugin repository onto the site, leading to Remote Code Execution.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/33765da5-c56e-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Formidable Forms Affected: 0 , < 6.3.1 (custom)
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Credits
Alex Sanford WPScan
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