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TI-2026-12997 Aliases CVE-2026-15450GHSA-2446-gfm3-96v2

NEX-Forms <= 9.2.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal via 'location' Parameter

Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Nex Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via path traversal in versions up to, and including, 9.2.3. This is due to the delete_file() AJAX handler retrieving a file path from the database and passing it directly to unlink() with no validation (no realpath(), basename(), or allowlist check), combined with the insert_record() AJAX handler that lets the same authenticated user store an arbitrary value in the target 'location' column (wp_kses() only strips HTML tags and does not neutralize path traversal or absolute paths). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server, including wp-config. When the plugin's user-level option is configured to something else, this may be exploitable with lower privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00584 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
webawaysNEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPressup to 9.2.3—No fix listedCNA
  • NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress Vendorwebaways Affected up to 9.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:basixonline:nex-forms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——webaways
  • cpe:2.3:a:basixonline:nex-forms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·webaways

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2446-gfm3-96v2

References

Other 5

  • TI-2023-01989 NEX-Forms < 8.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-00416 NEX-Forms < 8.4.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-00257 NEX-Forms < 8.3.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-02901 NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-07829 The nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder plugin before 4.6.1 for WordPress has SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-01610 Authorization bypass in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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