Authentication bypass by spoofing in WordPress Forminator plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
WPMU DEV Forminator is affected from n/a through 1.57.2. The flaw is an authentication bypass by spoofing (CWE-290) that lets attackers impersonate other identities. A remote attacker needs no privileges or user interaction to exploit it, and the impact is on integrity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WPMU DEV Forminator forminator allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Forminator: from n/a through 1.57.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Forminator.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96336
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-gcxf-458m-78jr
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More wpmudev vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04240 Forminator <= 1.24.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04683 Defender Security < 4.1.0 - Protection Bypass (Hidden Login Page) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-13248 Forminator Forms <= 1.56.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Forged Upload Field Configuration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-05864 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder <= 1.44.2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-20466 SQL injection in wpmudev Forminator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-07873 Hustle < 7.8.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-96336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcxf-458m-78jr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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