CVE-2026-15748
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
6.1%
93.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-434
Published 2026-08-18 · modified 2026-08-20
Description
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.56.1 via the handle_file_upload function. This is due to insufficient file type validation in handle_file_upload, where the dangerous-extension blocklist performs exact-key matching that is bypassed by pipe-alternative MIME type keys, combined with a public submission handler that trusts attacker-controlled upload field configuration injected via a forged Select field value. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/admin/classes/class-admin-ajax.php#L1196
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/library/abstracts/abstract-class-field.php#L2308
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/library/fields/upload.php#L552
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/library/helpers/helper-fields.php#L3425
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L2767
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.55.1/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L738
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/263ac05d-f1ca-46e3-a43e-3b45eb8066d4?source=cve