CVE-2021-34620 json
CSRF in WP Fluent Forms < 3.6.67 allows stored XSS and Privilege Escalation
published 2021-07-07 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-21270
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Fluent Forms plugin < 3.6.67 for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting and limited Privilege Escalation due to a missing nonce check in the access control function for administrative AJAX actions
Patch / fix
- fluentforms contact_form 3.6.67
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fluentform/trunk/app/Modules/Acl/Acl.php?rev=2196688 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/cross-site-request-forgery-patched-in-wp-fluent-forms/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- WP Manage Ninja WP Fluent Forms
- fluentforms contact_form
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/fluentform/trunk/app/Modules/Acl/Acl.php?rev=2196688
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2021/06/cross-site-request-forgery-patched-in-wp-fluent-forms/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-34620
- NVD CVE-2021-34620
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