CVE-2026-12998 Information disclosure in Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
Unauthenticated attackers can read other users' saved draft form data by enumerating IDs via the draft parameter in Forminator Forms.
- 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-2026-12998?
CVE-2026-12998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12998?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-12998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cpvm-7qmf-33mv.