CVE-2024-5084
Published: 23 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-5084 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Hashthemes Hash Form. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability stemming from missing file type validation in the file_upload_action function. The flaw affects all versions through 1.1.0 and is tracked as CWE-434, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated attackers can send crafted requests to the affected function and upload arbitrary files to the server, which may enable remote code execution on the host.
Public references point to a corrective changeset (3090341) in the plugin repository and a detailed advisory from Wordfence that recommend applying the vendor-supplied update to remove the unrestricted upload path. The associated EPSS score stands at 0.9323 with no indicated rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-46341
Vulnerability details
The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'file_upload_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This makes it possible…
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for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.