CVE-2026-5118

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured default_user_role setting. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by tampering with the role parameter during registration.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://diviengine.com/divi-form-builder-changelog/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72154404-f956-4ea2-96ec-166ade87885f?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2026, 16:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin Divi Form Builder para WordPress es vulnerable a escalada de privilegios en versiones hasta la 5.1.2, inclusive. Esto se debe a que el plugin acepta un parámetro 'role' controlado por el usuario de los datos POST durante el registro de usuarios sin validarlo contra la configuración default_user_role del formulario. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados creen cuentas de administrador manipulando el parámetro 'role' durante el registro.

21 May 2026, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-21 13:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 16:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-5118

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5118

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5118

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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