CVE-2026-18328 (GCVE-0-2026-18328)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 07:39 – Updated: 2026-08-25 19:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Forminator Forms <= 1.57.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'error_description' Parameter
Summary
The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'error_description' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.57.0 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. The vulnerability is only triggerable on pages hosting a Forminator form configured to use the Stripe Checkout Sessions payment API, which became the default in 1.56.0.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-25 18:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpmudev | Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.57.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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