---
id: CVE-2026-85642
title: >-
  Formidable Forms 6.5 - 6.35 - Unauthenticated Payment Gateway Connect
  Verification DoS
summary: >-
  The Formidable Forms  WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity
  of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment
  gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume
  the da…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-400
product: Formidable Forms
affected:
  - formidable_forms >= 6.5 < 7.0
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T06:00:24.595Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85642'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bdc69fa-7db1-4790-9147-30ebd03580b0/'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T06:42:48.175Z'
---

## Overview

The Formidable Forms  WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not verify the identity of the caller before recording the timestamp it uses to rate limit payment gateway verification requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the daily allowance and cause legitimate verification attempts to be refused for the next 24 hours.

## Affected

- `formidable_forms >= 6.5 < 7.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.