CVE-2024-7291: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jetmonsters JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder
The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4.1. This is due to improper restriction on user meta fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level and above permissions, to register as super-admins on the sites configured as multi-sites.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress suffers from improper privilege management (CWE-269) that allows authenticated users with administrator-level permissions to escalate their privileges to super-admin on multi-site WordPress installations. This occurs due to insufficient restriction on user meta fields, enabling unauthorized privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.3.4.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. No patch or remediation details are currently available from the vendor or advisory sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated administrator-level user to gain super-admin privileges on WordPress multi-site configurations. This could lead to full control over the entire multi-site network, including the ability to modify site settings, install or remove plugins, and access sensitive data across all sites in the network. The impact includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit administrator-level access to trusted users only, and consider disabling or restricting the use of the JetFormBuilder plugin on multi-site WordPress installations. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-7291: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jetmonsters JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder
Description
The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4.1. This is due to improper restriction on user meta fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level and above permissions, to register as super-admins on the sites configured as multi-sites.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress suffers from improper privilege management (CWE-269) that allows authenticated users with administrator-level permissions to escalate their privileges to super-admin on multi-site WordPress installations. This occurs due to insufficient restriction on user meta fields, enabling unauthorized privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.3.4.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. No patch or remediation details are currently available from the vendor or advisory sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated administrator-level user to gain super-admin privileges on WordPress multi-site configurations. This could lead to full control over the entire multi-site network, including the ability to modify site settings, install or remove plugins, and access sensitive data across all sites in the network. The impact includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit administrator-level access to trusted users only, and consider disabling or restricting the use of the JetFormBuilder plugin on multi-site WordPress installations. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-30T14:29:14.301Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c14b7ef31ef0b55fae6
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:32 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:21:53 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:36 PM
Views: 8
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