---
id: "CVE-2026-114180"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114180"]
title: "Metform WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 4.3.2"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: 0.00176
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["metform", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["metform-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T07:16:42+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:20:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114180", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114180", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00"}]
---

# Metform WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 4.3.2

Metform, a WordPress form builder plugin by Wpmet, has a missing authorization check in versions through 4.3.2. The sources do not say which actions an attacker can perform with it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Metform plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get metform --field=version`
- Treat any version at or below `4.3.2` as affected

## Fix

- Update Metform to a version later than `4.3.2` (fixed version unknown from the sources)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114180
- 2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114180

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wpmet Metform metform allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Metform: from n/a through 4.3.2.

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