Unauthenticated form configuration disclosure in BuddyForms plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin before 2.10.3 does not check that the requester may manage a form before exporting its configuration. An unauthenticated remote attacker can download any form's stored settings, including notification recipient email addresses and reCAPTCHA secret keys that are not shown on the public form. This is an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200). A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin before 2.10.3 does not check that the requester is allowed to manage a form before exporting its configuration, allowing unauthenticated users to download any form's stored settings, including notification recipient email addresses and reCAPTCHA secret keys that are not shown on the public form.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | BuddyForms | before 2.10.3 | 2.10.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- BuddyForms VendorUnknown Affected before 2.10.3 Fixed in 2.10.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update BuddyForms to version 2.10.3 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA BuddyForms (Unknown) Fixed in 2.10.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118100
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-87rp-9h85-83hj
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-118100 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118100 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87rp-9h85-83hj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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