CVE-2024-0907: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the restore_records() function in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to restore records.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder plugin for WordPress contains a missing capability check in the restore_records() function, leading to unauthorized access. Authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or higher can exploit this flaw to restore records without proper authorization. This issue is tracked as CVE-2024-0907 and affects all versions up to 8.5.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required beyond subscriber, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but low integrity impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to restore records without proper authorization, resulting in unauthorized modification of data. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to record restoration within the plugin.
CVE-2024-0907: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
Description
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the restore_records() function in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to restore records.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder plugin for WordPress contains a missing capability check in the restore_records() function, leading to unauthorized access. Authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or higher can exploit this flaw to restore records without proper authorization. This issue is tracked as CVE-2024-0907 and affects all versions up to 8.5.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required beyond subscriber, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but low integrity impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to restore records without proper authorization, resulting in unauthorized modification of data. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to record restoration within the plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-25T20:17:35.256Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 682d9819c4522896dcbd8d5b
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:08:41 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:57:23 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 3:53:00 AM
Views: 78
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