Medium severity · published Dec 29, 2024
CVE-2024-12238
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You <= 3.8.22 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
6.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.22. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NF
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You · kstover
through 3.8.22 · source: vendor
NF
Ninja Forms · Ninjaforms
before 3.8.23 · source: NVD
Affected product
NF
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You
kstover
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12238
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12238
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.8.20/includes/Display/Preview.php#L68
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/524a2143-b15f-4edc-98de-dafef4c5bc00?source=cve
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