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CVE-2024-5084 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting hash form. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'file_upload_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 1%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 50.9% (top 1%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| Published | 2024-05-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- GitHub PoC: Chocapikk/CVE-2024-5084 (9 stars)
- GitHub PoC: RedTeamBlueTeam/CVE-2024-5084-Red-Team (1 stars)
- GitHub PoC: KTN1990/CVE-2024-5084 (0 stars)
- Metasploit: WordPress Hash Form Plugin RCE
- Nuclei scan template: Hash Form <= 1.1.0 - Arbitrary File Upload
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-5084?
hash form: upgrade to 1.1.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-5084 being exploited?
CVE-2024-5084 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-5084 affect?
CVE-2024-5084 affects hash form. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'file_upload_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This makes it possib
How urgent is CVE-2024-5084?
Priority 69/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 1%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
Software pages
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