CVE-2024-38748 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38748: WordPress EleForms plugin <= 2.9.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Theinnovs

Product EleForms

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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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

Access Control vulnerability in TheInnovs EleForms allows . This issue affects EleForms: from n/a through 2.9.9.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

EleForms versions up to 2.9.9.9 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information. An attacker can access data without logging in or requiring any special privileges. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but not data integrity or availability. Update to a version newer than 2.9.9.9 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access confidential data stored in or processed by EleForms.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38748 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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