BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness
Priority LOW 35CWE-330Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| themekraft | Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) | up to 2.8.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) Vendorthemekraft Affected up to 2.8.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:themekraft:buddyforms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.8.9 | Vulnerable | themekraft |
- cpe:2.3:a:themekraft:buddyforms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.8.9 Vulnerable ·themekraft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5149
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfjh-8mwq-67xv
References
More themekraft Buddyforms vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11479 Deserialization of untrusted data in BuddyForms WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14965 The buddyforms plugin before 2.2.8 for WordPress has SQL injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-23249 WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.10.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-07644 Improper privilege management in themekraft Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-21704 WordPress buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.8- Arbitrary File Read and SSRF vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-11169 Cross-site scripting in themekraft Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-5149 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5149 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfjh-8mwq-67xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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