CVE-2026-6222 json
Forminator Forms <= 1.51.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'forminator_action' Parameter
published 2026-05-07 6 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-28235
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e860aa70-b8ef-4b2a-a035-b01efce30a79?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L1008
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/trunk/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L951
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/trunk/admin/classes/class-admin-data.php#L141
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/tags/1.51.1/admin/classes/class-admin-data.php#L141
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/forminator/tags/1.52/admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php#L988
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-6222
- NVD CVE-2026-6222
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.