CVE-2026-118101
CVE-2026-118101
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin before 2.10.1 does not verify that a user editing an existing entry is the author of the target post, allowing users who have been granted edit access to a form, as low as Subscriber, to overwrite the title, content and status of any other user's posts or pages, including those of administrators.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec14432b-e848-4c10-95a6-8eeba8bf7587/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-118101?
- CVE-2026-118101 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118101?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.