Missing authorization in Visual Form Builder lets users reorder fields
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin through 3.1 does not perform authorization or nonce checks when reordering form fields, which is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862). Any authenticated user with the Subscriber role or above can change the field structure of any form on the site, which persistently breaks its public rendering. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin through 3.1 does not perform authorization or nonce checks when reordering form fields, allowing any authenticated user (Subscriber and above) to alter the field structure of any form on the site, persistently breaking its public rendering.
Why it matters now
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 | Visual Form Builder | up to 3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Visual Form Builder VendorUnknown Affected up to 3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Visual Form Builder.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105973
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-55fx-g2r6-rcvm
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-105973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55fx-g2r6-rcvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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