Forminator Forms < 1.57.1 - Unauthenticated Multisite Site Creation and Privilege Escalation
Priority LOW 17CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.1 does not verify that site registration is enabled on the network before creating a site signup, allowing unauthenticated visitors to create a new site on a WordPress multisite network and gain administrator privileges on it.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00242 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Forminator Forms (Unknown): 1.57.1
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Forminator Forms | before 1.57.1 | 1.57.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Forminator Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 1.57.1 Fixed in 1.57.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Forminator Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 1.57.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjxr-7w8m-64j5
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjxr-7w8m-64j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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