Forminator <= 1.28.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2024-28890
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published April 18, 2024
Last Updated April 24, 2024
Researcher hibiki moriyama
Description

The Forminator – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 1.28.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug forminator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.28.1
Patched Version
  • 1.29.0
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