CVE-2023-6133 (GCVE-0-2023-6133)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-15 06:40 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:36
VLAI
Title
Forminator <= 1.27.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient blacklisting on the 'forminator_allowed_mime_types' function in versions up to, and including, 1.27.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level capabilities or above to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server, but due to the htaccess configuration, remote code cannot be executed.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.27.0 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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