CVE-2024-13784
Unauthenticated PHP object injection in ARForms plugin; may enable RCE via POP chain
Is CVE-2024-13784 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2024-13784 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2024-13784?
CVE-2024-13784 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-13784?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2024-13784, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2024-13784 affect?
CVE-2024-13784 affects ARForms WordPress plugin <= 1.8.5, WordPress sites running ARForms with POP-capable plugins/themes. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2024-13784?
Remove or deactivate ARForms <=1.8.5 and restrict form input; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated PHP object injection; if a POP gadget chain exists in other plugins/themes attackers may delete files, exfiltrate data, or execute code.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.8.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.