What is the severity of CVE-2024-2771?

CVE-2024-2771 is a medium severity vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation in the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2771?

To mitigate CVE-2024-2771, update the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin to version 5.1.17 or later.

What versions of Fluent Forms are affected by CVE-2024-2771?

CVE-2024-2771 affects all versions of the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin up to and including version 5.1.16.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-2771?

CVE-2024-2771 is classified as a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a missing capability check.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2024-2771?

More information about CVE-2024-2771 can be found in the official vulnerability databases and security advisories.

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CVE-2024-2771

critical

9.8

CWE

862

18/5/2024

6/2/2025

CVE-2024-2771: Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder <= 5.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update and Limited Privilege Escalation

First published: Sat May 18 2024(Updated: )

The Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/fluentform/v1/managers REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.16. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to grant users with Fluent Form management permissions which gives them access to all of the plugin's settings and features. This also makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete manager accounts.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Fluent Forms	<=5.1.16
Fluent Forms	<5.1.17

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3088078/fluentform/trunk/app/Http/Policies/RoleManagerPolicy.php

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What is the severity of CVE-2024-2771?
CVE-2024-2771 is a medium severity vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation in the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2771?
To mitigate CVE-2024-2771, update the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin to version 5.1.17 or later.
What versions of Fluent Forms are affected by CVE-2024-2771?
CVE-2024-2771 affects all versions of the Fluent Forms Contact Form Plugin up to and including version 5.1.16.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-2771?
CVE-2024-2771 is classified as a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a missing capability check.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2024-2771?
More information about CVE-2024-2771 can be found in the official vulnerability databases and security advisories.

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