CVE-2023-4596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to file type validation occurring after a file has been uploaded to the server in the upload_post_image() function in versions up to, and including, 1.24.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.92146.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wpmudev

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.24.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:incsub:forminator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Incsub Subscribe	Forminator Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2954409/forminator/trunk/library/fields/postdata.php
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51664
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd87da6-1f4c-4a15-8ebb-6e0f8ef72513?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Forminator <= 1.24.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Weaknesses		CWE-434

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-08-30T01:45:37.073Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:11:29.854Z

Reserved: 2023-08-29T13:03:40.119Z

Link: CVE-2023-4596

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.579Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-30T02:15:09.353

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:15.353

Link: CVE-2023-4596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-434

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