Contact Form Plugin - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2024-2782)

CVE-2024-2782 is a vulnerability in the Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for WordPress that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify all plugin settings via the /wp-json/fluentform/v1/global-settings REST API endpoint. This flaw, present in versions up to and including 5.1.16, could be exploited to alter site forms and configurations, potentially leading to site misconfiguration or further attacks.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 24th of September 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-2782 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-2782 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit the /wp-json/fluentform/v1/global-settings REST API endpoint to modify plugin settings without authentication, targeting WordPress sites with the FluentForms plugin installed.