Description
The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘limit’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.42.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2025-04-17
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (Contributor+)
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Forminator Forms plugin allows an authenticated user with at least Contributor level to configure form settings that are persisted in the database. Due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of the 'limit' parameter, these settings can include arbitrary scripts that are later rendered in page content. Consequently, when any visitor loads a page that reflects this configuration, the malicious script executes in that visitor’s browser. The vulnerability is a stored XSS flaw identified as CWE‑79 and can be used to steal session data or deface pages for users who view the affected form pages.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have installed the Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin and are running any version up to and including 1.42.0.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates a medium severity, while an EPSS score of <1% signals a very low probability of exploitation. Because the flaw requires a Contributor or higher authenticated user, attackers must first gain or abuse legitimate account privileges. The stored nature of the issue allows the injected script to persist until the configuration is reset or the plugin is updated. Since the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, no active exploits are documented at this time, yet the potential ability for an attacker to inject persistent JavaScript remains a significant risk for any user who views the affected form pages.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 21:16 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Forminator plugin to the latest available release (post‑1.42.0) where the 'limit' input is properly sanitized and escaped.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, remove or downgrade the Contributor role for users who do not need it, and restrict form creation capabilities to administrators only.
  • Apply a web application firewall rule or content security policy that blocks or sanitizes suspicious XSS payloads targeting the 'limit' parameter, providing a temporary protective layer until the plugin is updated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 21:16 UTC.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-11503 The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘limit’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.42.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpmudev
Wpmudev forminator Forms
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:forminator_forms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpmudev
Wpmudev forminator Forms

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘limit’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.42.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Forminator <= 1.42.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'limit'
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Wpmudev Forminator Forms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:52:15.260Z

Reserved: 2025-04-09T21:15:59.142Z

Link: CVE-2025-3487

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-17T13:45:46.843Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-04-17T12:15:15.797

Modified: 2025-05-28T17:53:05.963

Link: CVE-2025-3487

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T21:30:45Z

Weaknesses