{
  "id": "CVE-2026-107622",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2026-107622",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:17:16.020Z",
  "modified": "2026-11-06T16:17:36.057Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "wordfence.com",
  "epss": null,
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "exploited": false,
  "kev": null,
  "ssvc_exploitation": "none",
  "vendors": [
    "themekraft"
  ],
  "products": [
    "themekraft BuddyForms"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-269"
  ],
  "description": "The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.5 via a form-type confusion attack through the `bf_post_type` parameter. This is due to the public frontend submission handler `buddyforms_form_response_no_ajax()` authorizing logged-out submissions based solely on the target form's `public_submit` flag while independently trusting the attacker-supplied `$_POST['bf_post_type']` to determine the post type of the newly created object — a cross-check introduced in 2.10.2 applies only to existing posts (`post_id != 0`) and is completely bypassed for new-object creation — combined with the `save_post` listener `buddyforms_edit_form_save_meta_box_data()` lacking both a `current_user_can()` capability check and a form-builder nonce, causing it to unconditionally persist attacker-supplied `$_POST['buddyforms_options']` for any newly inserted `buddyforms` CPT post. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert a rogue BuddyForms form configuration with an attacker-controlled `new_user_role` value into the live global form registry, then submit a registration through that form to create a new WordPress account with administrator-level privileges and achieve full site takeover. Exploitation requires the WordPress site to have \"Anyone can register\" enabled and at least one public BuddyForms form attached to a page, both of which are standard BuddyForms deployment configurations.",
  "status": "Deferred",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Themekraft/buddyforms/pull/779/files",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/admin/register-post-types.php#L216",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php#L258",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php#L642",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form.php#L476",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/wp-insert-user.php#L241",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/wp-insert-user.php#L702",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3780268/buddyforms/trunk/includes/admin/register-post-types.php",
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2e83e654-f8a6-44a6-a687-92606331309e?source=cve",
      "tags": []
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107622",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}