Answer in brief
CVE-2026-97638 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Forminator Forms <= 1.57.3.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Draft Deletion and Takeover via 'previous_draft_id' Parameter. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps wpmudev/Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps wpmudev/Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| wpmudev/Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Buildergeneric | >=0 <=1.57.3.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 30, 2026
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.
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