CVE-2024-5149 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-5149

BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness

Vulnerability Description

The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Email Verification Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 via the use of an insufficiently random activation code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the email verification.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • István Márton

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 5th, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-330

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.