CVE-2024-1169: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in svenl77 Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
The Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media upload due to a missing capability check on the buddyforms_upload_handle_dropped_media function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload media files.
CVE-2024-1169: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in svenl77 Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
Description
The Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media upload due to a missing capability check on the buddyforms_upload_handle_dropped_media function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload media files.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-01T18:34:20.315Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d22b7ef31ef0b56e47a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:02 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 8:04:18 AM
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