CVE-2024-5149 json
BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-46401
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- themekraft Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
- themekraft post_form_registration_form_profile_form_for_user_profiles_and_content_forms
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5c8d361-698b-4abd-bcdd-0361d3fd10c5?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.8.9/includes/wp-insert-user.php#L334
product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3101478/buddyforms/trunk/includes/wp-insert-user.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5149
- NVD CVE-2024-5149
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