Information disclosure in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.8.1 via file uploads due to insufficient directory listing prevention and lack of randomization of file names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including files uploaded via a form.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh6c-qfmr-q57f
References
More webaways vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01989 NEX-Forms < 8.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-00416 NEX-Forms < 8.4.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-00257 NEX-Forms < 8.3.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-02901 NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07829 The nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder plugin before 4.6.1 for WordPress has SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-01610 Authorization bypass in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-13498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh6c-qfmr-q57f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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