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title: "CVE-2026-104748: SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications - Privilege Escalation"
description: "SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications WordPress plugin <= 3.10.0 contains a privilege escalation caused by missing capability checks in wp_ajax_nopriv_simpleform_wp_register and improper meta writing, letting unauthenticated attackers create administrator accounts, exploit requires nonce from front-end JavaScript."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-104748/
---

# CVE-2026-104748 SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications - Privilege Escalation

SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications WordPress plugin <= 3.10.0 contains a privilege escalation caused by missing capability checks in wp\_ajax\_nopriv\_simpleform\_wp\_register and improper meta writing, letting unauthenticated attackers create administrator accounts, exploit requires nonce from front-end JavaScript.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104748)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 3.10.0.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104748](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104748)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Assets.php#L265](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Assets.php#L265)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L184](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L184)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L291](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L291)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L32](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L32)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3726513/simple-form/trunk/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3726513/simple-form/trunk/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2b973fe-1209-43dc-b2a3-74086b12fe97?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2b973fe-1209-43dc-b2a3-74086b12fe97?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-form/trunk/](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-form/trunk/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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