9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-13439
Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio <= 4.0.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Password Recovery REST Endpoint
Description

The Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator in versions up to, and including, 4.0.11 This is due to the password recovery flow using the publicly-visible session identifier ('sid') as the password reset token stored in wp_emsfb_temp_links, combined with a publicly-accessible nonce refresh endpoint (Emsfb/v1/nonce/refresh) that issues valid WordPress REST nonces to unauthenticated visitors. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress user — including administrators — by scraping the public sid from a published login form page, submitting a recovery request for any known user email via Emsfb/v1/forms/message/add, and then calling Emsfb/v1/forms/recovery/efb_set_password with the known sid to set an arbitrary new password and gain full administrator access.

INFO

Published Date :

July 21, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update the Easy Form Builder plugin to a version that addresses the privilege escalation vulnerability.
  • Update the Easy Form Builder plugin to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor patches for the authentication bypass.
  • Verify session management and token handling.
  • Review nonce generation and validation.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-13439 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-13439 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'hassantafreshi', 'product': 'Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '4.0.11'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description The Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator in versions up to, and including, 4.0.11 This is due to the password recovery flow using the publicly-visible session identifier ('sid') as the password reset token stored in wp_emsfb_temp_links, combined with a publicly-accessible nonce refresh endpoint (Emsfb/v1/nonce/refresh) that issues valid WordPress REST nonces to unauthenticated visitors. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress user — including administrators — by scraping the public sid from a published login form page, submitting a recovery request for any known user email via Emsfb/v1/forms/message/add, and then calling Emsfb/v1/forms/recovery/efb_set_password with the known sid to set an arbitrary new password and gain full administrator access.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L1587
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L5024
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L5060
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L623
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L96
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3588226/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Feasy-form-builder/tags/4.0.11&new_path=%2Feasy-form-builder/tags/4.0.12
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/df8326b6-a443-4f76-a755-49f89af74d7e?source=cve
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.