CVE-2026-48835 HIGH

CVE-2026-48835: WordPress Contact Form by WPForms plugin <= 1.10.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Awesomemotive

Product Contact Form by WPForms

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 15, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Contact Form by WPForms <= 1.10.0.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Form by WPForms versions up to 1.10.0.4 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify form data or settings. An attacker can send a crafted network request to alter forms without needing to log in or interact with a user. Site owners should update immediately to prevent unauthorized changes to contact forms and potential data loss.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete contact forms and their settings without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Contact forms can be altered or deleted by anyone on the internet, disrupting lead capture and potentially exposing form data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 15, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48835 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-48835

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 7.5 / HIGH

Affected versions