Unauthorized function execution via missing capability checks
Published May 2, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in ThemeHunk Lead Form Builder & Contact Form 1.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke privileged functions. Several AJAX and installation handlers execute their registered operations without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. Victim interaction is required, and public records do not identify the specific state-changing operation demonstrated for this CVE.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in ThemeHunk Lead Form Builder & Contact Form 1.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke privileged functions. Several AJAX and installation handlers execute their registered operations without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. Victim interaction is required, and public records do not identify the specific state-changing operation demonstrated for this CVE.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1416
- Published
- May 2, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeHunk
- Product
- Lead Form Builder & Contact Form
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.8.9
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Attacks
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