Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder: Filesystem traversal
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 1.52.1.
- Component
- Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
- Affected
- <= 1.52.1
- Safe version
> 1.52.1- Published
- May 05, 2026
This CVE was published May 05, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder to a release after 1.52.1, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.52.1 via the 'upload-1[file][file_path]' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Successful exploitation requires a publicly accessible form with a File Upload field where Save and Continue is enabled in that form's Behavior settings and the Save and Continue email notification is configured to attach uploaded files in Email Notifications.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N