CVE-2024-13785: Contact Form, Survey, Quiz & Popup Form Builder – ARForms <= 1.7.2 - Unauthenticated Blind Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-13785 is a medium (CVSS 5.6) Code Injection vulnerability in reputeinfosystems contact form, survey, quiz & popup form builder – arforms. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.7.5.
Timeline
- 21-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The The Contact Form, Survey, Quiz & Popup Form Builder – ARForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- wordfenceSource5.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.27% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Reputeinfosystems1 product
Wordpress1 product
- arforms-form-builder≤ 1.7.4 (fixed in 1.7.5)
2 vendors · 2 products