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CVE-2023-2877: strategy11 formidable_forms Missing Authorization

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 27-06-2023Last modified 03-12-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2877 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in strategy11 formidable_forms. EPSS estimates a 22.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
50/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
22.45%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 27-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-12-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 does not adequately authorize the user or validate the plugin URL in its functionality for installing add-ons. This allows a user with a role as low as Subscriber to install and activate arbitrary plugins of arbitrary versions from the WordPress.org plugin repository onto the site, leading to Remote Code Execution.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

22.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 22.45% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
22.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Strategy111 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • formidable< 6.3.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links