---
id: CVE-2026-5461
title: >-
  Forminator Forms <= 1.55.0.2 - Unauthenticated Limited File Deletion via Draft
  Upload Metadata
summary: >-
  The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited File
  Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.55.0.2. This is due to the
  plugin accepting arbitrary upload field metadata from POST requests in draft
  submissions …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: wpmudev
product: 'Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder'
affected:
  - forminator_forms_contact_form_payment_form_custom_form_builder <= 1.55.0.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T17:33:32.662645Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T18:09:01.358Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5461'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de1aaacf-8fe1-4a1e-9846-f78cc469ec20?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L1387
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L1387
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L692
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/modules/custom-forms/front/front-action.php#L692
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/trunk/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L2975
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.52.0/library/model/class-form-entry-model.php#L2975
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3593819%40forminator&new=3593819%40forminator
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0029
epssPercentile: 0.21692
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.319Z'
---

## Overview

The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.55.0.2. This is due to the plugin accepting arbitrary upload field metadata from POST requests in draft submissions without proper validation, which is then used to delete files when a subsequent draft references the poisoned draft via the previous_draft_id parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary non-PHP files within the wp-content/uploads/ directory.

## Affected

- `forminator_forms_contact_form_payment_form_custom_form_builder <= 1.55.0.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.