Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-24419 is a CSRF flaw in the WordPress Formidable Forms plugin versions 5.5.6 and older. An attacker could trick a logged-in user into taking an unintended action, affecting site integrity and potentially availability. The sources do not show active exploitation or a specific fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin hygiene issue. It is not confirmed as exploited in the supplied evidence, but affected public sites should be identified and remediated promptly because exploitation can require only user interaction.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 cross-site request forgery in Strategy11 Form Builder Team Formidable Forms for WordPress, reported for versions <= 5.5.6. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, low integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress installations running Formidable Forms version 5.5.6 or older. Sites without this plugin, or running versions not identified as affected by vendor or Patchstack guidance, are not confirmed exposed from the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false in the bundle, and no supplied source states active exploitation. CSRF generally depends on a targeted user interacting with attacker-controlled content while authenticated to the vulnerable WordPress site.
Researcher notes
The bundle provides limited technical detail beyond CSRF classification, affected threshold, and CVSS vector. Do not assume exploit availability, vulnerable endpoints, or exact fixed version without reviewing vendor or Patchstack details directly.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Formidable Forms plugin.
- Check installed plugin versions against the <= 5.5.6 affected range.
- Update Formidable Forms according to vendor or Patchstack guidance.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users and networks where practical.
- Require MFA for WordPress administrator accounts.
- Monitor for unusual form, plugin, or administrative changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Formidable Forms is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it to <= 5.5.6.
- Review vendor or Patchstack notes for the remediation version.
- Check WordPress audit logs for unexpected administrative changes.
- Verify compensating controls for administrator authentication and session handling.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H2.84.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.