Description
The 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpazleen | SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications | ≤ 3.10.0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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joshuavanderpoll/CVE-2026-104748 ★ 3 · Oct 14, 2026
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in SimpleForm WordPress plugin <= 3.10.0. Registers an administrator account without authentication
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MrjHaxcore/CVE-2026-104748 ★ 0 · Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-104748 POC
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2b973fe-1209-43dc-b2a3-74086b12fe97?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L291
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L184
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-form/tags/3.10.0/app/Assets.php#L265
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-form/trunk/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3726513/simple-form/trunk/app/Integrations/WordPressAuth.php