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1 vulnerability found for Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder by strategy11team

CVE-2026-89435 (GCVE-0-2026-89435)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-30 06:47
Modified
2026-10-30 18:09
CWE
  • CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Summary
The Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation in all versions up to, and including, 6.35 via the 'file_url' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient URL prefix validation in validate_url_is_in_s3_bucket() and a permission callback that relies solely on a shared token obtainable by any user with the delegable frm_view_forms capability, without checking install_plugins or activate_plugins capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins on the server. Exploitation additionally requires that the site is free-only (Formidable Pro is NOT installed).
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