CVE-2024-3649: CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in smub WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
The Contact Form by WPForms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to price manipulation in versions up to, and including, 1.8.7.2. This is due to a lack of controls on several product parameters. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate prices, product information, and quantities for purchases made via the Stripe payment integration.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-3649 is a CWE-472 vulnerability affecting the WPForms plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.8.7.2. The issue arises from a lack of validation or control over product parameters submitted through forms integrated with Stripe payments. This allows unauthenticated attackers to alter prices, product details, and quantities during purchase transactions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no official patch or remediation guidance is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables integrity impact by allowing attackers to manipulate purchase-related parameters such as price and quantity without authentication. This could lead to financial loss or incorrect transaction processing. There is no reported confidentiality or availability impact. No known active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider restricting or validating form inputs related to product parameters and payment processing as a temporary mitigation.
CVE-2024-3649: CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in smub WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
Description
The Contact Form by WPForms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to price manipulation in versions up to, and including, 1.8.7.2. This is due to a lack of controls on several product parameters. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate prices, product information, and quantities for purchases made via the Stripe payment integration.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-3649 is a CWE-472 vulnerability affecting the WPForms plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.8.7.2. The issue arises from a lack of validation or control over product parameters submitted through forms integrated with Stripe payments. This allows unauthenticated attackers to alter prices, product details, and quantities during purchase transactions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no official patch or remediation guidance is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables integrity impact by allowing attackers to manipulate purchase-related parameters such as price and quantity without authentication. This could lead to financial loss or incorrect transaction processing. There is no reported confidentiality or availability impact. No known active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider restricting or validating form inputs related to product parameters and payment processing as a temporary mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-10T22:29:14.005Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c97b7ef31ef0b566a1a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:41:43 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:20:42 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 9:24:47 AM
Views: 16
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