CVE-2026-87068: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Forminator Forms
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.2.1 does not apply the role validation it enforces elsewhere when a registration form is nested inside an imported quiz, allowing a user who may import quizzes to publish a live, publicly reachable form that grants any role, including administrator, to anyone who submits it. The same user is refused an identical form through both the ordinary form editor and the ordinary form import.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87068 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before version 1.57.2.1. The plugin fails to enforce role validation when a registration form is nested inside an imported quiz. This allows a user with quiz import capabilities to publish a publicly accessible form that assigns arbitrary roles, including administrator, to form submitters. The same user is blocked from creating such a form through the standard form editor or import process, indicating the flaw is specific to nested forms within imported quizzes.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to import quizzes can create a live registration form that grants elevated privileges, including administrator access, to any user submitting the form. This could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation and full control over the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of the Forminator Forms plugin is available at version 1.57.2.1. Users should upgrade to version 1.57.2.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-87068: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Forminator Forms
Description
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.2.1 does not apply the role validation it enforces elsewhere when a registration form is nested inside an imported quiz, allowing a user who may import quizzes to publish a live, publicly reachable form that grants any role, including administrator, to anyone who submits it. The same user is refused an identical form through both the ordinary form editor and the ordinary form import.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.6medium
Affected software
Forminator Forms
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87068 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before version 1.57.2.1. The plugin fails to enforce role validation when a registration form is nested inside an imported quiz. This allows a user with quiz import capabilities to publish a publicly accessible form that assigns arbitrary roles, including administrator, to form submitters. The same user is blocked from creating such a form through the standard form editor or import process, indicating the flaw is specific to nested forms within imported quizzes.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to import quizzes can create a live registration form that grants elevated privileges, including administrator access, to any user submitting the form. This could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation and full control over the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of the Forminator Forms plugin is available at version 1.57.2.1. Users should upgrade to version 1.57.2.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T19:02:31.821Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaf7de955bf5e2cf5adcf9f
Added to database: 09/20/2026, 06:32:09 UTC
Last enriched: 09/20/2026, 06:47:06 UTC
Last updated: 09/20/2026, 19:46:58 UTC
Views: 44
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