Ninja Forms < 3.6.22 - Reflected XSS
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Ninja Forms Contact Form WordPress plugin before 3.6.22 does not properly escape user input before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00925 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Ninja Forms Contact Form (Unknown): 3.6.22
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ninja Forms Contact Form | before 3.6.22 | 3.6.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- Ninja Forms Contact Form VendorUnknown Affected before 3.6.22 Fixed in 3.6.22 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.6.22 | Vulnerable | Saturday Drive |
- cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.6.22 Vulnerable ·Saturday Drive
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ninja Forms Contact Form (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1835
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpmw-7q3p-9ww7
References
More Saturday Drive Ninja Forms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-08325 Ninja-forms < 3.11.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Objection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-01107 The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-19777 WordPress Ninja Forms plugin <= 3.6.25 - Subscriber+ Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-02691 NinjaForms < 3.6.13 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-06815 Ninja Forms 3.8.6-3.8.10 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-02230 Ninja Forms < 3.10.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-1835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpmw-7q3p-9ww7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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