CVE-2026-6222
Forminator Forms <= 1.51.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'forminator_action' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Updated
- May 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 13, 2026
Description
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.51.1. This is due to the `processRequest()` method in `Forminator_Admin_Module_Edit_Page` (admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php) dispatching sensitive module-management actions — including export, delete, clone, delete-entries, publish/draft, and bulk variants — after only a nonce check, without ever verifying that the current user holds the `manage_forminator_modules` capability. The nonce used (`forminator_form_request`) is unconditionally embedded in the global `forminatorData` JavaScript object and localized on every Forminator admin page, including Templates and Reports pages accessible to users who explicitly lack module-management permissions. Because `processRequest()` is invoked during the `admin_menu` action hook — which fires before WordPress enforces page-level capability checks — a user whose Forminator role is restricted to Templates or Reports can craft a valid POST request targeting any published module and successfully trigger the vulnerable actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access (or any custom low-privilege Forminator role) to export the complete internal configuration of arbitrary forms/polls/quizzes (including notification routing, integration credentials, and conditional logic), delete modules, delete all submissions/votes, clone modules, or bulk-change publish/draft status.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builderwpmudev |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e860aa70-b8ef-4b2a-a035-b01efce30a79?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/admin/classes/class-admin-data.php#L141
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/classes/class-admin-data.php#L141
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L988
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