Forminator < 1.38.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.38.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as Admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Forminator Forms (Unknown): 1.38.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Forminator Forms | before 1.38.3 | 1.38.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Forminator Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 1.38.3 Fixed in 1.38.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Forminator Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 1.38.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7052
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pm4-j65g-c8hx
References
More wpmudev Forminator Forms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09630 Missing authorization in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-08997 Authorization bypass in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-04796 Cross-site scripting in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-03065 Forminator <= 1.42.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'limit' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-00386 Forminator <= 1.39.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-00387 Forminator <= 1.38.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Title Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-7052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3pm4-j65g-c8hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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