WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Forminator Forms < 1.57.2.1 - Authenticated RCE via XML-RPC PHP Object Injection

Description

The plugin does not restrict which classes may be instantiated when it deserialises a value taken from an XML-RPC request, allowing users who hold its forms-management permission to write a file of their choosing and execute arbitrary code. That permission belongs to an administrator by default, and to any role the site has granted it through the plugin's own settings, so the issue is reachable well below administrator on sites that use that feature.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.57.2.1

References

Classification

Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-18 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-18 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-18 (about 1 day ago)

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