Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-5149

Medium

Published: 05 June 2024

Published
05 June 2024
Modified
08 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0027 51.2th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-5149 is a medium-severity Use of Insufficiently Random Values (CWE-330) vulnerability in Themekraft Buddyforms. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 48.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Email Verification Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 via the use of an insufficiently random activation code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the email verification.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

themekraft
buddyforms
≤ 2.8.9

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.

addresses: CWE-330

Key generation under controlled management uses approved random-bit sources rather than insufficiently random values.

References