CVE-2026-5461
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.55.0.2. This is due to the plugin accepting arbitrary upload field metadata from POST requests in draft submissions without proper validation, which is then used to delete files when a subsequent draft references the poisoned draft via the previous_draft_id parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary non-PHP files within the wp-content/uploads/ directory.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 05:16:59.327000
Last modified
2026-10-30 16:03:15.970000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-5461",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-30T05:16:59.327",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T16:03:15.970",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.55.0.2. This is due to the plugin accepting arbitrary upload field metadata from POST requests in draft submissions without proper validation, which is then used to delete files when a subsequent draft references the poisoned draft via the previous_draft_id parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary non-PHP files within the wp-content/uploads/ directory."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "wpmudev",
"product": "Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.55.0.2",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"baseScore": 6.5,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 2.5
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-73"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L1387",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L2975",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L692",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L1387",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L2975",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L692",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3593819%40forminator&new=3593819%40forminator",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de1aaacf-8fe1-4a1e-9846-f78cc469ec20?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}