CVE-2026-56069
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauthenticated Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) in Toolset Forms <= 2.6.24 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an unauthenticated IDOR vulnerability in Toolset Forms plugin versions 2.6.24 and below. Attackers can directly access or modify objects (such as form submissions, user data, or other resources) by manipulating object references in requests, without any authentication or proper authorization checks.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Toolset Forms plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Toolset Forms' in the list. Alternatively, check the file /wp-content/plugins/toolset-forms/readme.txt for the version header.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Determine installed version numberIn WordPress admin, click on 'Toolset Forms' in the plugin list to view details, or open /wp-content/plugins/toolset-forms/readme.txt and look for the version line in the plugin header section.Affected if Version is 2.6.24 or lower (any version at or below 2.6.24 is affected)
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Verify public form submission functionality is enabledCheck WordPress settings for Toolset Forms. Look for any frontend form rendering or submission features that accept user input without authentication. Inspect if any content types have front-end forms enabled.Affected if Frontend forms are active and accessible without login (required for unauthenticated IDOR exploitation)
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Inspect for exposed API endpointsExamine the site's exposed HTTP endpoints. Look for requests to /?toolset-ajax=1 or similar Toolset-related AJAX actions that handle form submissions or object references. Check access control on these endpoints.Affected if Toolset Forms AJAX or form handling endpoints are publicly accessible without authentication
The environment is affected if Toolset Forms plugin version 2.6.24 or lower is installed and its form submission features are exposed to unauthenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Toolset Forms to the latest patched version once available, and implement proper object-level authorization checks for all sensitive operations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-56069 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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