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Critical severity · published May 14, 2016
CVE-2016-1209
The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted serialized values in a POST request
9.8
CVSS
61.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted serialized values in a POST request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)61.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NF
Ninja Forms · Ninjaforms
through 2.9.42 · source: NVD
Affected product
NF
Ninja Forms
Ninjaforms
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1209
Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN44657371/index.html
Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000064
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137211/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-Unauthenticated-File-Upload.html
www.pritect.net
http://www.pritect.net/blog/ninja-forms-2-9-42-critical-security-vulnerabilities
Exploit
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/wp_ninja_forms_unauthenticated_file_upload
ninjaforms.com
https://ninjaforms.com/important-security-update-always-hurt-ones-love/
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