What is CVE-2026-82844?

CVE-2026-82844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforms Lite, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-82844?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wpforms Lite

CVE-2026-82844

The WPForms Lite WordPress plugin before 2.0.2.2 does not verify server-side that a payment was completed before accepting a submission on forms using its PayPal Commerce gateway, allowing unauthenticated visitors to submit paid forms without paying. The form's confirmation is delivered and its notification emails are sent even though no order exists at the payment provider and no payment is recorded.

Published 2026-10-14 · last modified 2026-10-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Wpforms Lite

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/e959ddad-8588-4136-8518-6b1d772a62c4/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82844?: CVE-2026-82844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforms Lite, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-82844?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.