webaways NEX-Forms Plugin up to 9.2.2 on WordPress Authorization saved_user_email_address authorization

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A vulnerability was found in webaways NEX-Forms Plugin up to 9.2.2. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authorization. Performing a manipulation of the argument saved_user_email_address results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-9017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in webaways NEX-Forms Plugin up to 9.2.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Authorization. The manipulation of the argument saved_user_email_address with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the saved_admin_email, saved_user_email, and saved_user_email_address fields of arbitrary form entries belonging to other users, and cause the site to dispatch attacker-controlled email content to attacker-chosen recipient addresses.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-9017 since 05/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/11/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• webaways

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• NEX-Forms Plugin

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• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1
• 9.2.2

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