Vulnerability Description
The Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'frm_user_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.33.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. By forging frm_user_id to match an administrator's user ID — discoverable via the public WordPress REST API — an unauthenticated attacker causes wp_kses_post() to serve as the only output filter, which preserves the injected payload structurally intact; the plugin's admin JavaScript then decodes and executes it automatically on page load.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/controllers/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/controllers/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/models/FrmEn
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/models/FrmEn
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/models/FrmEn
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/models/field
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/classes/models/field
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/trunk/js/formidable_admin.
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f03b09ad-257c-48c9-8ec
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-18331?
CVE-2026-18331 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). The Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'frm_user_id' parameter in all ve...
How severe is CVE-2026-18331?
CVE-2026-18331 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-18331?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.