CVE-2026-1948 Missing authorization in NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
Authenticated subscribers can deactivate the plugin license due to a missing capability check in the NEX-Forms WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1948?
CVE-2026-1948 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress, published on 14 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_license() function in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to to deactivate the plugin license.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1948?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9p5-xx8m-63v8.