The NEX-Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 8.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_record() function, in addition to many other functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2021-24705 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress. It affects Versions up to 8.4.2 and is fixed in 8.4.3.
CVE-2021-24705 is tracked for the Plugin NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 8.4.2. Update NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress to 8.4.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24705 |
| Patched Versions |
8.4.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 8.4.2
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder < 4.6.1 - SQL Injection
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress <= 9.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Form Entry Modification via nf_set_entry_update_id
NEX-Forms <= 9.1.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
NEX-Forms <= 8.3.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
NEX-Forms <= 7.9.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.9.1 - Authenticated (Custom) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder <= 8.5.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder <= 8.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
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