Medium severity · published May 7, 2026
CVE-2026-6222
Forminator Forms <= 1.51.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'forminator_action' Parameter
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.51.1. This is due to the `processRequest()` method in `Forminator_Admin_Module_Edit_Page` (admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php) dispatching sensitive module-management actions — including export, delete, clone, delete-entries, publish/draft, and bulk variants — after only a nonce check, without ever verifying that the current user holds the `manage_forminator_modules` capability. The nonce used (`forminator_form_request`) is unconditionally embedded in the global `forminatorData` JavaScript object and localized on every Forminator admin page, including Templates and Reports pages accessible to users who explicitly lack module-management permissions. Because `processRequest()` is invoked during the `admin_menu` action hook — which fires before WordPress enforces page-level capability checks — a user whose Forminator role is restricted to Templates or Reports can craft a valid POST request targeting any published module and successfully trigger the vulnerable actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access (or any custom low-privilege Forminator role) to export the complete internal configuration of arbitrary forms/polls/quizzes (including notification routing, integration credentials, and conditional logic), delete modules, delete all submissions/votes, clone modules, or bulk-change publish/draft status.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder · wpmudev
through 1.51.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
FF
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
wpmudev
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6222
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/classes/class-admin-data.php#L141
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L988
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
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