---
id: "CVE-2026-120847"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120847"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120847"]
title: "Metform WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["metform", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T10:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T10:48:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120847", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Metform WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120847 (this .md is for agents)

Metform, a WordPress form builder plugin by Wpmet, has a missing authorization check that lets requests bypass its intended access controls. Affected versions are listed as all releases through 4.3.3, per the NVD description.

_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` if WP-CLI is available.
- Compare the installed version against 4.3.3; anything at or below that is in the affected range.

## Fix

- Metform: a fixed version is not stated in the sources; unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120847

## 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 4.3.3.

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