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BuddyForms CVE-2026-81785

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75518 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-10 Patchstack GHSA-29mc-377g-5f4h
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable, unauthenticated, zero interaction; impact capped at low integrity and availability with no confidentiality exposure, consistent with constrained unauthorized action.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 10, 2026 - 15:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 15:18 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 14:23 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in BuddyForms <= 2.9.0 versions.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated broken access control in the BuddyForms WordPress plugin (ThemeKraft, versions ≤ 2.9.0) permits remote unauthenticated attackers to invoke restricted plugin functionality without valid credentials, yielding limited integrity and availability impact. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - the plugin omits the required WordPress capability checks before executing certain operations, leaving those actions reachable by any network requestor. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The target WordPress installation must have the BuddyForms plugin (ThemeKraft) version ≤ 2.9.0 installed and active. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) accurately captures the accessibility of the flaw: network-reachable, trivially exploitable without credentials, but with impact capped at low integrity and low availability - no confidentiality exposure. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Update the BuddyForms plugin to a version released after 2.9.0 via the WordPress plugin repository or the ThemeKraft distribution channel; the specific fixed version is not confirmed in the available intelligence and should be verified against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/buddyforms/vulnerability/wordpress-buddyforms-plugin-2-9-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2 before upgrading. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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