PT-2024-38240 · WordPress · Jetformbuilder

István Márton · Published 2024-08-03 · Updated 2024-08-05 · CVE-2024-7291

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.3.4.1

Description The issue is related to improper restriction on user meta fields, allowing authenticated attackers with administrator-level and above permissions to register as super-admins on sites configured as multi-sites. This is due to a privilege escalation issue.

Recommendations For JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.3.4.1, update to a version higher than 3.3.4.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to user meta fields to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7291

Affected Products

Jetformbuilder

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7291 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.4.1/includes/actions/methods/update-user/user-meta-property.php#L23 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88723 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.4.1/includes/actions/types/register-user.php#L220 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2385 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d8ea1c2-7c6e-43b3-97ca-a06438d51d11?source=cve · Note