Is FormGent safe?

What this plugin does

• Slug: formgent
• Author: wpWax
• 1000+ active installs
• 88/100 rating (7 reviews on wordpress.org)
• 37642 all-time downloads
• On WordPress.org since 2024-10-20

conversational formform buildermultistep formpayment formsurvey

Maintenance status

• Last updated: 2026-07-13 5:25pm GMT
• Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.2
• Requires PHP: 7.4+

Known vulnerabilities

1 known CVE on file for FormGent. Reported between 2025 and 2026.

FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More [formgent] <= 1.8.1 (unfixed)

The FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in a function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

Source: Wordfence

CVE-2025-10916

The FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wp-json/formgent/responses/attachments REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

Source: Wordfence

How to fix it

Update this plugin to the latest release from wordpress.org — each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in") when one is on file.

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