CVE-2024-0374: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in aman086 Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend
The Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'create_view' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create views via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0374 is a CWE-284 Improper Access Control vulnerability affecting the Views for WPForms plugin for WordPress. The issue is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'create_view' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create views on the site frontend by leveraging social engineering to induce an administrator to execute a forged request. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.2.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an administrator to unknowingly create views on the site frontend by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This could lead to unauthorized creation of views, potentially impacting site functionality or data presentation. There is no indication of direct confidentiality or availability impact, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking on links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the site level.
CVE-2024-0374: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in aman086 Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend
Description
The Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'create_view' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create views via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0374 is a CWE-284 Improper Access Control vulnerability affecting the Views for WPForms plugin for WordPress. The issue is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'create_view' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create views on the site frontend by leveraging social engineering to induce an administrator to execute a forged request. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.2.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an administrator to unknowingly create views on the site frontend by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This could lead to unauthorized creation of views, potentially impacting site functionality or data presentation. There is no indication of direct confidentiality or availability impact, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking on links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the site level.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-09T20:22:40.164Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6ddbb7ef31ef0b58fa49
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:07 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:40:33 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:14:16 PM
Views: 13
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