CVE-2024-2782Network attack vector

Unauthenticated settings modification via unchecked REST policy

Published May 18, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Missing authorization in Fluent Forms 5.1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify all plugin settings through a REST API request. The global-settings policy accepts update requests without checking a WordPress capability before writing supplied configuration values. No account or user interaction is required; successful requests can alter every plugin setting exposed by the endpoint.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Fluent Forms 5.1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify all plugin settings through a REST API request. The global-settings policy accepts update requests without checking a WordPress capability before writing supplied configuration values. No account or user interaction is required; successful requests can alter every plugin setting exposed by the endpoint.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2782
Published
May 18, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Mahmudul Hasan Arif
Product
Fluent Forms
Classifications
CWE-862, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.1.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Mahmudul Hasan Arif · Fluent Formsversion=0 <=5.1.16

Published CVSS scores

7.5WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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