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CVE-2024-1129: NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.5.6 - Missing Authorization via set_starred()
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-02-29 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-862
Description
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the set_starred() function in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to mark records as starred.
Affected products
- webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress: before 8.5.7 — fixed in 8.5.7
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 8.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1493
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1512
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1539
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1490
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1502
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1524
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53db0f72-3353-42bb-ad75-4c5aa32d7939?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1493
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1512
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1539
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1490
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1502
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