Auth bypass in Wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Builder

CVE-2026-97638

The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.57.3.1 via the 'previous_draft_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary saved drafts belonging to other users and take over those draft identifiers by overwriting them with attacker-controlled form submissions. This requires the attacker to have obtained a victim's draft_id, which may be harvested from a shared "continue later" link; the nominally present nonce check is effectively bypassed because the nonce is publicly obtainable by any unauthenticated visitor loading a form page.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97638?
CVE-2026-97638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Builder, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-97638?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.