CVE-2023-4596 | BDVDB-2026-210657 Detail

wpmudevForminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder

Description#

The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to file type validation occurring after a file has been uploaded to the server in the upload_post_image() function in versions up to, and including, 1.24.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-08-30Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-04-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-08-30
Last modified: 2026-04-08

Vendor information

Vendor: wpmudev
Product: Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder

All wpmudev vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

14.3%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 96.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Unrestricted File Upload

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 1.24.6
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).