# CVE-2026-118101: BuddyForms arbitrary post modification via broken access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118101-the-buddyforms-wordpress-plugin-before-2-10-1-does-not-verify  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-30. Updated: 2026-10-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-118101 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-30

BuddyForms is a WordPress plugin for creating and managing forms. Users with low-privilege form-editing access (even at Subscriber level) can modify the title, content, and status of any other user's posts or pages, including those belonging to administrators, due to missing author verification during post edits.

Technologies: [BuddyForms](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/buddyforms). Vendors: [BuddyForms](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/buddyforms).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-118101 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118101 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-118101?** Informational severity, published 30 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** BuddyForms before 2.10.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118101?** Yes: fixed in 2.10.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-118101 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-118101?** Check whether you run BuddyForms at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.10.1

## Technical details

The plugin fails to verify that a user editing an existing entry is the author of the target post, resulting in broken access control (CWE-862). Attackers with Subscriber-level form-editing permissions can modify arbitrary posts or pages via the form functionality. No authentication bypass is required—only that the attacker has been granted edit access to a form.

## Affected products

- BuddyForms BuddyForms before 2.10.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28: disclosed
- 2026-10-30: advisory

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec14432b-e848-4c10-95a6-8eeba8bf7587/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec14432b-e848-4c10-95a6-8eeba8bf7587/)

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