WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti: A security weakness
WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti
- Plugin slug
wordpress-contact-forms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 01, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Feb 01, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti 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
The WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the accua_forms_download_submitted_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download other user submitted forms.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N