CVE-2026-85642

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the daily allowance and cause legitimate verification attempts to be refused for the next 24 hours.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-21 06:16:50.190000

Last modified

2026-10-21 18:37:38.700000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-85642",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:16:50.190",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T18:37:38.700",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The Formidable Forms  WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the daily allowance and cause legitimate verification attempts to be refused for the next 24 hours."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Formidable Forms",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "6.5",
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              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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}