CVE-2024-7291: JetFormBuilder <= 3.3.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Privilege Escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4.1. This is due to improper restriction on user meta fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level and above permissions, to register as super-admins on the sites configured as multi-sites.

Affected products

Crocoblock JetElements For Elementor: through 3.3.4.1

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.4.1/includes/actions/methods/update-user/user-meta-property.php#L23
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.4.1/includes/actions/types/register-user.php#L220
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d8ea1c2-7c6e-43b3-97ca-a06438d51d11?source=cve

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