WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2026-40764 Deferred

Contact Form by WPForms: Cross-site request forgery

Contact Form by WPForms is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request. The published affected range is <= 1.10.0.2.

CVE / CNA score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Contact Form by WPForms
Plugin slug
wpforms-lite
Affected
<= 1.10.0.2
Safe version
1.10.0.3
Published
Apr 15, 2026
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Apr 15, 2026 and is one of 14 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Contact Form by WPForms to 1.10.0.3 or later, 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms wpforms-lite allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Contact Form by WPForms: from n/a through <= 1.10.0.2.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources