CVE-2024-1130

Summary

CVE-2024-1130 is a vulnerability affecting the NEX-Forms plugin for WordPress. In all versions up to 8.5.6, there is a missing capability check on the set_read() function, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to gain unauthorized access and mark records as read. This issue poses a significant risk to WordPress sites using the NEX-Forms plugin, as it can potentially compromise data integrity and confidentiality. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to the latest version of the plugin as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

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