Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | The CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N vector indicates a network-exploitable flaw requiring low privileges, low complexity, with confidentiality impact limited to the user's scope—a moderate but real risk. The low CVSS score (4.3) reflects the requirement for authentication and limited confidentiality impact; however, this understates real-world risk for WordPress deployments where authenticated users are common and form data often contains personally identifiable information (PII). The vulnerability is not reported in the CISA KEV catalog (as of this analysis), suggesting it has not been actively exploited at scale or is not yet widely known. Without explicit EPSS data or POC availability, the exploitation probability appears lower than critical flaws, but the simplicity of the attack vector (network, no interaction) and the ubiquity of WPForms (millions of installations) mean opportunistic attacks remain plausible. Organizations with strict user access policies and forms containing PII should prioritize patching; those with tight authentication controls may defer slightly but should not ignore this issue. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated user with basic permissions (e.g., a contributor or subscriber) logs into a WordPress site running vulnerable WPForms and navigates to form endpoints they should not access. Due to missing authorization checks, the plugin grants them read access to form data, including PII submitted by other users. The attacker can enumerate forms, view submission details, or extract exported datasets—all without administrative privileges or elevated access. No user interaction is required beyond standard authentication, making this exploitable at scale across WordPress multisite deployments or shared hosting environments with many users. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 13, 2026
Inadequate authorization controls in WPForms Contact Form plugin version 1.9.9.3 and earlier permit authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and view sensitive form data. An attacker with low-privileged credentials could leverage misconfigured access controls to access information they should not be permitted to view. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
A missing authorization vulnerability exists in Contact Form by WPForms (wpforms-lite) versions through 1.9.9.3 that allows authenticated users to access sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. An attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this over the network to gain unauthorized read access to confidential data without user interaction. While the CVSS score of 4.3 is moderate and the vulnerability requires authentication, the nature of access control flaws in widely-deployed WordPress plugins warrants prompt patching.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Contact Form by WPForms to a patched version greater than 1.9.9.3 as soon as possible; check the official WPForms plugin page or vendor security advisories for the exact fixed version number and upgrade via the WordPress plugin dashboard. Until patching is feasible, implement compensating controls by restricting user roles and capabilities—remove subscriber or contributor access to form management endpoints if not required for your workflow, and audit existing user permissions to limit low-privilege accounts. Additionally, monitor form submissions and access logs for unauthorized access attempts, and consider temporarily disabling form functionality on less critical forms until patching is complete. Enable WordPress security plugins that enforce stricter authorization checks or log suspicious capability-related activities.
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Contact Form by WPForms is a popular WordPress plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:syed_balkhi:wpforms-lite) that handles form submissions and user data collection. The vulnerability stems from CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a critical access control defect where the application fails to properly enforce authorization checks before exposing sensitive operations or data. Rather than a coding error in a specific library, this represents a logical flaw in the plugin's capability-checking mechanism—likely missing calls to WordPress capability functions (such as current_user_can()) or inadequate role-based access controls on administrative or form-related endpoints. The affected versions up to 1.9.9.3 did not consistently validate whether users had appropriate permissions before allowing them to view or interact with form-related resources.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms wpforms-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contact Form by WPForms: from n/a through <= 1.9.9.3.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-32446 presents moderate security risk, a missing authorization vulnerability rated CVSS 4.3. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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