WPForms - Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-74991)

AI enriched just now (2026-10-01 13:07 UTC)

Technical Summary

The WPForms WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not verify that a Stripe payment object supplied during a public form submission belongs to it before acting on it, allowing unauthenticated users to trigger a full refund and an immediate subscription cancellation against payments created by other applications on the site owner's Stripe account.

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Medium based on low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 64/100 (Elevated, Medium) with priority P3 Priority. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.