Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2023-4596

Description

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.

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Affected products

Wpmudev/Forminator
cpe:2.3:a:incsub:forminator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=1.24.6
WordPress/Forminatorllm-fuzzy
Range: <=1.24.6
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/forminator

Patches

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2954409/forminator/trunk/library/fields/postdata.phpnvdPatch
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51664nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd87da6-1f4c-4a15-8ebb-6e0f8ef72513nvdThird Party Advisory

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