CVE-2024-51651
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 · uneditedMissing 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 confidenceMissing 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm CubeWP Forms is installedIn 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)
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Verify public form submissions are enabledNavigate 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
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Inspect user role capabilitiesGo 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
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Test for unauthorized admin function accessUse 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
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Review WordPress security event logsCheck 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.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement 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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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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