Forminator Save and Continue drafts expose cross-user form data
Forminator through 1.55.0.2 does not verify ownership of the draft key supplied to forms using Save and Continue. An unauthenticated attacker can enumerate sequential integer IDs in the draft parameter and retrieve other users' saved form data, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and free-form messages. Only forms with Save and Continue enabled are affected. The public.
- Component
- Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
- Plugin slug
forminator- Affected
- <= 1.55.0.2
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 16, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 16, 2026 and is one of 47 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified in the authoritative record. Update when a confirmed patch is available; until then, disable Save and Continue when warranted and assess draft-form PII exposure. The official upstream changelog lists version 1.57.0, which is newer than the published affected range. Its changelog does not clearly confirm this specific fix, so it is not counted as a known-safe release.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
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 Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.55.0.2 via the 'draft' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate sequential integer entry IDs via the 'draft' parameter and read other users' saved draft form data, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and free-form message content. This is only exploitable on forms that have the 'Save and Continue' feature enabled.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2026-12998
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