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CVE-2026-5118

Divi Form Builder <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'role'

Published: May 21, 2026Updated: May 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSS
CRITICAL

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.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

Divi Form Builder
Divi Engine

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

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

Timeline

Published
May 21, 2026
Last Updated
May 21, 2026

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