Cross-site scripting in WPMU DEV Forminator plugin for WordPress
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
WPMU DEV Forminator for WordPress, versions through 1.58.3, does not neutralize script-related HTML tags in web pages (CWE-80). A remote attacker with low privileges can inject script that runs in another user's browser without any user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in WPMU DEV Forminator forminator allows Code Injection.This issue affects Forminator: from n/a through 1.58.3.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Forminator.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116858
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcch-59vx-gx8q
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-116858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcch-59vx-gx8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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