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title: "CVE-2026-92229: Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder - Stored XSS"
description: "Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder WordPress plugin <= 1.57.2 contains a stored XSS caused by improper validation before running do_shortcode, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary shortcodes."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92229/
---

# CVE-2026-92229 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder - Stored XSS

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder WordPress plugin <= 1.57.2 contains a stored XSS caused by improper validation before running do\_shortcode, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.73% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92229)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

19 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 1.57.2.

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-2026-92229](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92229)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-forms-plugin-1-57-2-unauthenticated-arbitrary-shortcode-execution-via-current-url-parameter-vulnerability](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/forminator/vulnerability/wordpress-forminator-forms-plugin-1-57-2-unauthenticated-arbitrary-shortcode-execution-via-current-url-parameter-vulnerability)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/abstracts/abstract-class-front-action.php#L127](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/abstracts/abstract-class-front-action.php#L127)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L60](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L60)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L837](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L837)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L870](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forminator/tags/1.57.2/library/modules/quizzes/front/front-action.php#L870)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3700724%40forminator&new=3700724%40forminator](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3700724%40forminator&new=3700724%40forminator)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c28869c-c880-4322-9f17-09495a08576e?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c28869c-c880-4322-9f17-09495a08576e?source=cve)

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