CVE-2024-12857: AdForest <= 5.1.8 - Authentication Bypass

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-288

Description

The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to logging them in as that user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any user as long as they have configured OTP login by phone number.

Affected products

scriptsbundle AdForest: before 5.1.9 — fixed in 5.1.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: scriptsbundle AdForest 5.1.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://themeforest.net/item/adforest-classified-wordpress-theme/19481695
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ff3b4f1-dd36-43d0-b472-55a940907437?source=cve

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