CVE-2024-0907 | NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.5.6 - Missing Authorization via restore_records()

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the restore_records() function in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to restore records.

Published: 2024-02-29 Last update: 2026-04-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-0907 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-0907

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 2025-11-21 0.38% 0.66% +0.28%
2 2025-11-18 0.66% 0.38% -0.28%
3 2025-10-03 0.66%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-0907

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:N/I:L/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-0907

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-0907

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
basixonline nex-forms < 8.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:basixonline:nex-forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-0907

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1493 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1512 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/8.5.7/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1539 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1490 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1502 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/trunk/includes/classes/class.dashboard.php#L1524 Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26bd4058-ef00-48c8-8ab5-01535f0238a4?source=cve Third Party Advisory
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