Missing authorization in JetFormBuilder lets attackers edit options
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
JetFormBuilder, a WordPress form builder plugin, is affected in all versions up to and including 3.6.2. A missing capability check on the 'do_action' function in the Update_Options action class (CWE-862) leaves data modification unprotected. An unauthenticated attacker can modify JetEngine Options Page values when an administrator has configured a form with the Update Options action, and both JetFormBuilder and JetEngine must be installed and active.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
The JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'do_action' function in the 'Update_Options' action class in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify JetEngine Options Page values when an administrator has configured a form with the "Update Options" post-submission action. The vulnerability requires that both JetFormBuilder and JetEngine are installed and active, and that an administrator has specifically configured a form with the Update Options action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jetmonsters | JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder | up to 3.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder Vendorjetmonsters Affected up to 3.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for JetFormBuilder (Dynamic Blocks Form Builder).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120561
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj8w-9rh5-5798
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0fe7d29-118f-42fb-9e48-6217faaa689b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/trunk/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.12/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/trunk/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L75
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.12/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L75
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/trunk/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.3.12/compatibility/jet-engine/actions/update-options.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3575346/
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Sources
- CVE-2026-120561 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120561 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj8w-9rh5-5798 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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