CVE-2017-20194 | Formidable Form Builder < 2.05.03 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

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The Formidable Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.05.03 via the frm_forms_preview AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export all of the form entries for a given form.

Published: 2024-10-16 Last update: 2024-10-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-20194 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.33%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-20194

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-20194

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-12 13.60% 9.33% -4.27%
2 2026-03-07 10.49% 13.60% +3.11%
3 2026-01-04 — 10.49% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-20194

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-20194

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-20194

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
strategy11 formidable_form_builder <= 2.05.03 cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2017-20194

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