Nex Forms Express Wp Form Builder: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Nex Forms Express Wp Form Builder is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Nex Forms Express Wp Form Builder
- Plugin slug
nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 19, 2021
This CVE was published Jul 19, 2021 and is one of 33 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Nex Forms Express Wp Form Builder to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Basix NEX-Forms through 7.8.7 allows authentication bypass for stored PDF reports.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N