CVE-2026-2888
Formidable Forms <= 6.28 - Unauthenticated Payment Amount Manipulation via 'item_meta' Parameter
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user-controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 6.28. This is due to the frm_strp_amount AJAX handler (update_intent_ajax) overwriting the global $_POST data with attacker-controlled JSON input and then using those values to recalculate payment amounts via field shortcode resolution in generate_false_entry(). The handler relies on a nonce that is publicly exposed in the page's JavaScript (frm_stripe_vars.nonce), which provides CSRF protection but not authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate PaymentIntent amounts before payment completion on forms using dynamic pricing with field shortcodes, effectively paying a reduced amount for goods or services.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Formidable Forms <= 6.28 - Unauthenticated Payment Amount Manipulation via 'item_meta' Parameter
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user-controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 6.28. This is due to the frm_strp_amount AJAX handler (update_intent_ajax) overwriting the global $_POST data with attacker-controlled JSON input and then using those values to recalculate payment amounts via field shortcode resolution in generate_false_entry(). The handler relies on a nonce that is publicly exposed in the page's JavaScript (frm_stripe_vars.nonce), which provides CSRF protection but not authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate PaymentIntent amounts before payment completion on forms using dynamic pricing with field shortcodes, effectively paying a reduced amount for goods or services.
- Record
CVE-2026-2888- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-11766
5.3
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user-controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 6.28. This is due to the frm_strp_amount AJAX handler (update_intent_ajax) overwriting the global $_POST data with attacker-controlled JSON input and then using those values to recalculate payment amounts via field shortcode resolution in generate_false_entry(). The handler relies on a nonce that is publicly exposed in the page's JavaScript (frm_stripe_vars.nonce), which provides CSRF protection but not authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate PaymentIntent amounts before payment completion on forms using dynamic pricing with field shortcodes, effectively paying a reduced amount for goods or services.
- Record
EUVD-2026-11766- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc8q-rh3x-h9m3
5.3
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user...
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user-controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 6.28. This is due to the frm_strp_amount AJAX handler (update_intent_ajax) overwriting the global $_POST data with attacker-controlled JSON input and then using those values to recalculate payment amounts via field shortcode resolution in generate_false_entry(). The handler relies on a nonce that is publicly exposed in the page's JavaScript (frm_stripe_vars.nonce), which provides CSRF protection but not authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate PaymentIntent amounts before payment completion on forms using dynamic pricing with field shortcodes, effectively paying a reduced amount for goods or services.
- Record
GHSA-xc8q-rh3x-h9m3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass through user-controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 6.28. This is due to the frm_strp_amount AJAX handler (update_intent_ajax) overwriting the global $_POST data with attacker-controlled JSON input and then using those values to recalculate payment amounts via field shortcode resolution in generate_false_entry(). The handler relies on a nonce that is publicly exposed in the page's JavaScript (frm_stripe_vars.nonce), which provides CSRF protection but not authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate PaymentIntent amounts before payment completion on forms using dynamic pricing with field shortcodes, effectively paying a reduced amount for goods or services.
- Record
CVE-2026-2888- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-2888 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder, published March 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8be3b6e-a035-4e6f-ba2b-ce9e59ebf2e0?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/tags/6.28/stripe/models/FrmStrpLiteAuth.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formidable/tags/6.28/stripe/controllers/FrmStrpLiteHooksController.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3480574%40formidable%2Ftrunk&old=3460198%40formidable%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2888
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc8q-rh3x-h9m3