Forminator Forms < 1.57.0.7 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Form Role Bypass
Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- 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 1.57.0.7 does not consistently enforce the role restriction it applies to registration forms, allowing users who are permitted to build forms to configure one that assigns the administrator role to any visitor who registers through it.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00357 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Forminator Forms (Unknown): 1.57.0.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 1.57.0.7 | 1.57.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Forminator Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 1.57.0.7 Fixed in 1.57.0.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Forminator Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 1.57.0.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v8m-6x3v-qv6j
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v8m-6x3v-qv6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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