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CVE-2024-7691: flaming forms vulnerability
CVE-2024-7691: medium vulnerability affecting flaming forms. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 27.93%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- flaming forms
What is known
The Flaming Forms WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-7691, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) affecting flaming forms, 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 flaming forms 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.