Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85642Formidable Forms 6.5 - 6.35 - Unauthenticated Payment Gateway Connect Verification DoS
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Formidable Forms from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the daily allowance and cause legitimate verification attempts to be refused for the next 24 hours.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Formidable Forms | 6.5 – before 7.0 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bdc69fa-7db1-4790-9147-30ebd03580b0/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description