CVE-2024-10593: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in smub WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
The WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_admin_ui function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete WPForm logs 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
The WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress plugin suffers from a CSRF vulnerability due to improper or missing nonce validation in the process_admin_ui function. This allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when executed by an authenticated administrator, can delete WPForm logs without proper authorization. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.9.1.6 and does not require the attacker to have privileges, relying instead on social engineering to induce the administrator to trigger the action.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly delete WPForm logs by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This results in loss of log data, which may hinder auditing or incident response efforts. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported, and the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation or code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links while logged into the WordPress admin interface. Implementing additional CSRF protections or nonce validation manually may help mitigate the risk.
CVE-2024-10593: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in smub WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
Description
The WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_admin_ui function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete WPForm logs 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
The WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress plugin suffers from a CSRF vulnerability due to improper or missing nonce validation in the process_admin_ui function. This allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when executed by an authenticated administrator, can delete WPForm logs without proper authorization. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.9.1.6 and does not require the attacker to have privileges, relying instead on social engineering to induce the administrator to trigger the action.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly delete WPForm logs by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This results in loss of log data, which may hinder auditing or incident response efforts. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported, and the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation or code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links while logged into the WordPress admin interface. Implementing additional CSRF protections or nonce validation manually may help mitigate the risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-31T15:01:58.576Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6df8b7ef31ef0b59190b
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:00:42 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:44:14 PM
Views: 13
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