CVE-2024-35174
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Flothemes Flo Forms WordPress plugin. It allows unauthorized users to perform actions that should require authentication, potentially accessing or manipulating form data. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Flo Forms plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Flothemes Flo Forms WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access, modify, or delete all form submissions, potentially exposing sensitive user data like contact information, messages, or other submitted content.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to form submissions, allowing attackers to view sensitive user data submitted through forms on affected WordPress sites.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators can access form submissions as intended.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves broken access control, which typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.43 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/flo-forms/wordpress-flo-forms-plugin-1-0-42-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Flo Forms and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify the plugin version is 1.0.43 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Flo Forms Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate flo-forms
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxAdd access restrictions to Flo Forms directories
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access attempts to Flo Forms endpoints
- Monitor access logs for unusual patterns of requests to Flo Forms plugin directories and endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Flo Forms version. If version is 1.0.42 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=flo-forms --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 1.0.43 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/flo-forms/ directories
- Unauthorized requests to Flo Forms API endpoints from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Flo Forms endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual traffic to /wp-json/flo-forms/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/flo-forms/" OR uri_path="/wp-json/flo-forms/") AND user_role!="administrator"