What is CVE-2024-8246?

CVE-2024-8246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Themekraft Buddyforms, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-8246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8246 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Themekraft Buddyforms

CVE-2024-8246

The Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.11. This is due to…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8246?: CVE-2024-8246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Themekraft Buddyforms, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-8246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8246 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.