CVE-2024-1794 Forminator <= 1.29.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via file uploads in the Forminator WordPress plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1794?
CVE-2024-1794 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via an uploaded file (e.g. 3gpp file) in all versions up to, and including, 1.29.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1794?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Incsub Forminator.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1794?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-1794 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1794 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
- CVE-2023-4596 Forminator <= 1.24.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2025-6463 Path traversal in Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
- CVE-2025-6464 Deserialization in Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
- CVE-2024-7389 Forminator <= 1.29.1 - HubSpot Developer API Key Sensitive Information Exposure
- CVE-2024-31077 SQL injection in Forminator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wpf-4vhf-jhmg.