CVE-2026-28111 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Contributor Privilege Escalation in Forminator <= 1.56.0 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPMU DEV

Forminator

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.56.0

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Forminator plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.56.0.1).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-plugin-1-56-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Privilege Escalation in Forminator <= 1.56.0 versions.
Title		WordPress Forminator plugin <= 1.56.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-plugin-1-56-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-06T14:27:09.176Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:37:04.794Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T12:14:02.975Z

Link: CVE-2026-28111

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:28:20.814Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:30:04Z

Weaknesses

CWE-266

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