CVE-2024-12184 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12184: WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti <= 1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Form Submission Download

Vendor Cimatti
Product Contact Forms by Cimatti
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published February 1, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the accua_forms_download_submitted_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download other user submitted forms.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Forms by Cimatti versions 1.9.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive form data. The vulnerability requires only network access and no user interaction. An attacker can retrieve information that should be restricted to authorized users.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive form submission data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Form submissions and user data collected via the plugin may be exposed to unauthorized access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 1, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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