WPMU DEV Forminator Plugin up to 1.57.0 on WordPress injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPMU DEV Forminator Plugin up to 1.57.0. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-66583. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WPMU DEV Forminator Plugin up to 1.57.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Forminator <= 1.57.0 versions.

The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-66583 since 07/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/20/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2026 CVE reserved
08/20/2026 +24 days Advisory disclosed
08/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-66583 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-66583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-393672

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2026 14:22
Changes: 08/20/2026 14:22 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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