CVE-2026-19220 (GCVE-0-2026-19220)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-26 14:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Forminator Forms < 1.57.1 - Unauthenticated Multisite Site Creation and Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.1 does not verify that site registration is enabled on the network before creating a site signup, allowing unauthenticated visitors to create a new site on a WordPress multisite network and gain administrator privileges on it.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 14:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99e2a045-15cb-4c… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Forminator Forms |
Affected:
0 , < 1.57.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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