Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-51651

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Imran Tauqeer CubeWP Forms cubewp-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CubeWP Forms: from n/a through <= 1.1.10.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in CubeWP Forms allows attackers to bypass access control checks due to incorrectly configured security levels. Unauthenticated or lower-privileged users can access functionality that should be restricted to authorized administrators.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations in the plugin, ensuring users can only access functionality appropriate to their role.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm CubeWP Forms is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'CubeWP Forms'. Note the installed version number from the plugin details.
    Affected if CubeWP Forms plugin is installed and the version is within the affected range (verify against official CVE references for specific version boundaries)
  2. Verify public form submissions are enabled
    Navigate to CubeWP Forms settings in the WordPress admin panel. Check if public or guest form submissions are allowed without authentication.
    Affected if Public form submissions are enabled and the plugin version is vulnerable, unauthenticated attackers can submit or access restricted form data
  3. Inspect user role capabilities
    Go to Users > Users and review the capabilities assigned to roles below Administrator. Check if non-admin users have access to CubeWP Forms admin functionality.
    Affected if Subscriber, Contributor, or Editor roles can access or modify CubeWP Forms settings or data that should be admin-only
  4. Test for unauthorized admin function access
    Use a browser or HTTP tool to access CubeWP Forms admin AJAX endpoints or admin pages while logged in as a subscriber or unauthenticated user. Observe if requests are allowed or rejected.
    Affected if Requests from unauthenticated or non-admin users to admin-only CubeWP Forms endpoints return successful responses instead of 403/401 errors
  5. Review WordPress security event logs
    Check WordPress activity logs or server access logs for unusual CubeWP Forms-related requests from low-privileged or anonymous users performing admin actions.
    Affected if Logs show unauthorized users successfully accessing admin-level CubeWP Forms operations

If CubeWP Forms is installed and its version is affected, with public form access enabled or low-privileged users able to reach admin functions, the environment is vulnerable to this authorization bypass.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations in the plugin, ensuring users can only access functionality appropriate to their role.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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