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CVE-2026-15897.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 8.8CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSDeferredModified Oct 03, 2026

Disclosure summary

The Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.316. This is due to the Register & Login add-on's before_email_success_msg() function, in its register_login_action='update' flow, trusting an attacker-supplied user_id value and passing it to wp_update_user() without any ownership or capability check. Because the super_save_form AJAX action also enforces no capability check, any authenticated user with Subscriber-level access and above can create the required malicious form (register_login_action='update' with register_login_user_id_update='true') and then submit it with user_id set to an administrator's ID along with a new user_pass/user_email. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to overwrite the credentials of arbitrary existing accounts — including administrators — resulting in account takeover and full site compromise.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-269

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-15897

Open original source · Updated Oct 03, 2026

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Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-10-02T02:16:41-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-03T12:16:36-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:14-04:00