CVE-2024-0370: views for wpforms vulnerability

What is known

The Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_view' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to modify the titles of arbitrary posts.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-0370, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) affecting views for wpforms, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether views for wpforms is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
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