Medium severity · published Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-15161
Ninja Forms - Excel Export <= 3.3.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'filter' Parameter
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Ninja Forms - Excel Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This is due to the save_filter() AJAX handler storing the raw $_POST['filter'] array into a WordPress option via update_option() without any capability check, nonce verification, or input sanitization, combined with the get_filter_row() method on the admin Excel Export screen concatenating the stored filter values (field_key, condition, value) directly into HTML attributes without esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NF
Ninja Forms - Excel Export · SaturdayDrive
through 3.3.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15161
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15161
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Admin/Menus/ExcelExport.php#L236
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9ab836b-2798-43bd-b43b-8b7c7e81d42f?source=cve
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