7.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-18328
Forminator Forms <= 1.57.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'error_description' Parameter
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2026, 8:18 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 25, 2026, 8:18 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 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Forminator Forms plugin to patch DOM-based XSS vulnerability via error_description parameter.
  • Update the Forminator Forms plugin to the latest version.
  • Ensure input sanitization and output escaping are correctly implemented.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-18328 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'wpmudev', 'product': 'Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.57.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.56.0/assets/js/front/front.stripe.js#L1539
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.56.0/assets/js/front/front.stripe.js#L196
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.56.0/assets/js/front/front.stripe.js#L468
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.56.0/assets/js/front/front.stripe.js#L543
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3652645/forminator/trunk/assets/js/front/front.stripe.js
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fforminator/tags/1.57.0&new_path=%2Fforminator/tags/1.57.0.1
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a669f05d-67c7-45ac-ae56-e7c637ece880?source=cve
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