Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-103540formtools.org Form Tools Client Settings Clients.class.php updateClientSettingsTab special elements in template engine
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Form Tools from formtools.org. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in formtools.org Form Tools up to 3.1.1. This vulnerability affects the function Clients::updateClientSettingsTab of the file global/code/Clients.class.php of the component Client Settings. The manipulation of the argument page_titles leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| formtools.org | Form Tools | 3.1.03.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-1336, CWE-791 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
References
- VDB-412350 | formtools.org Form Tools Client Settings Clients.class.php updateClientSettingsTab special elements in template engine vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-412350 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-103540 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #957845 | formtools.org / Form Tools project Form Tools Core 3.1.1 Server Side Template Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/formtools/core/issues/956 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/wawyw/cve_report/blob/main/formtools_1.md exploit