Executive Summary

The vulnerability in the WordPress plugin "Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder" (version 1.8.4 or lower) is a Missing Authorization issue, also known as Broken Access Control. It allows unauthorized users to perform privileged actions by exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels.

Exploitation requires user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link or submitting a form.

This vulnerability is classified under the OWASP Top 10 category for Broken Access Control.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to perform actions that should be restricted, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or operations within the plugin.

The impact is considered low severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, but it can still lead to integrity and availability issues.

Exploitation requires user interaction, so attackers may trick users into clicking malicious links or submitting crafted forms.

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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves Broken Access Control in the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder plugin, which can be exploited by unauthorized users performing privileged actions through user interaction such as clicking malicious links or submitting forms.

Detection on your network or system would involve monitoring for unusual or unauthorized privileged actions related to the plugin, especially those triggered by user interactions.

Specific commands or detection scripts are not provided in the available resources.

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Mitigation Strategies

The immediate recommended step is to update the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder plugin to version 1.8.5 or later, where the vulnerability has been patched.

Until the plugin is updated, applying the mitigation rule provided by Patchstack to block attacks targeting this vulnerability is advised.

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Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify how the Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder plugin affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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