CVE-2019-15780: The formidable plugin before 4.02.01 for WordPress has unsafe deserialization.

critical Affects formidable (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-08-29; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The formidable plugin before 4.02.01 for WordPress has unsafe deserialization.

Package: formidable (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.02.01
Fixed in: 4.02.01
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (83.9th percentile)
Published: 2019-08-29
Source: nvd

References

CWE-502

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