Reported vulnerability
SimpleForm <= 3.10.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to wp_capabilities Mass Assignment via simpleform_wp_register
Published 13 Oct 2026
Updated 14 Oct 2026
CVE-2026-104748
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Wordfence advisory
critical · CVSS 9.8The SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.0 This is due to the `wp_ajax_nopriv_simpleform_wp_register` AJAX action lacking any capability check for role assignment and the `save_custom_fields_to_user_meta()` function using an exclusion list that omits `wp_capabilities`, combined with `get_form_settings()` returning a hard-coded defaults array that unconditionally enables meta writing regardless of the supplied `form_id`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new Administrator-level WordPress account by supplying `wp_capabilities[administrator]=1` alongside standard registration fields. The nonce required by the endpoint is publicly emitted into the `front_end_data` JavaScript object on every front-end page via `wp_enqueue_scripts`, making it trivially obtainable by any unauthenticated visitor before submitting the malicious request.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications
- Software
- plugin · simple-form
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 3.10.0
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 3.10.1
Recommended action
Update to version 3.10.1, or a newer patched version
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Which versions of SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 3.10.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications. It lists these fixed versions: 3.10.1. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
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