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CVE-2026-19220: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Forminator Forms

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-19220cvecve-2026-19220cwe-269
Published: 08/26/2026 (08/26/2026, 06:00:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Forminator Forms

Description

Forminator Forms WordPress plugin versions before 1.57.1 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated visitors to create a new site on a WordPress multisite network without verifying if site registration is enabled. As a result, attackers can gain administrator privileges on the newly created site. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7 and no known exploits in the wild. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.7low

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Forminator Forms

Affected versions
>=0 <1.57.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/10/2026, 12:08:38 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-19220 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin prior to version 1.57.1. The plugin fails to verify that site registration is enabled on a multisite network before allowing site signup creation. This allows unauthenticated users to create new sites and obtain administrator privileges on those sites within the multisite environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, indicating low severity. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time.

Potential Impact

An attacker can create a new site on a WordPress multisite network without authentication and gain administrator privileges on that site. This could allow limited administrative control within the multisite environment but does not directly impact the entire network or other sites. The overall impact is considered low severity based on the CVSS score and described privileges gained.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should consider disabling site registration on multisite networks if not required, as a temporary mitigation to prevent unauthorized site creation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
WPScan
Date Reserved
2026-08-07T09:04:25.088Z
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a8e82b9acd9273b4979d44f

Added to database: 08/26/2026, 06:07:53 UTC

Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 12:08:38 UTC

Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:43 UTC

Views: 31

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