CVE-2026-28143 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Forminator <= 1.56.0 versions.

Published: 2026-08-06

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPMU DEV

Forminator

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.56.0

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Forminator plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.56.1).

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-plugin-1-56-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Forminator <= 1.56.0 versions.
Title		WordPress Forminator plugin <= 1.56.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-plugin-1-56-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-06T14:27:11.872Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:27:11.872Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T12:14:24.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-28143

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T17:20:00.567Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:30:04Z

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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