CVE-2024-4709: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in techjewel Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
The Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘subject’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.1.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, and access granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Fluent Forms plugin for WordPress, used for creating customizable contact forms, surveys, quizzes, and conversational forms, contains a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) identified as CVE-2024-4709. This vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 5.1.16 due to improper neutralization of input in the 'subject' parameter. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher, granted access by an administrator, can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the injected pages are viewed. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts via the 'subject' parameter, which execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. There is no impact on availability. 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 an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to form inputs. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions that could allow exploitation of this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-4709: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in techjewel Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
Description
The Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘subject’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.1.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, and access granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Technical Analysis
The Fluent Forms plugin for WordPress, used for creating customizable contact forms, surveys, quizzes, and conversational forms, contains a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) identified as CVE-2024-4709. This vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 5.1.16 due to improper neutralization of input in the 'subject' parameter. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher, granted access by an administrator, can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the injected pages are viewed. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts via the 'subject' parameter, which execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. There is no impact on availability. 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 an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to form inputs. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions that could allow exploitation of this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-09T21:47:25.247Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b95b7ef31ef0b556e99
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:25 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:37:32 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 7:42:54 AM
Views: 8
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