Ninja Forms File Uploads <= 3.3.16 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
Priority LOW 38CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Ninja Forms - File Uploads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via an uploaded file (e.g. RTX file) in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Drive | Ninja Forms - File Uploads | up to 3.3.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ninja Forms - File Uploads VendorSaturday Drive Affected up to 3.3.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms_file_uploads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.3.18 | Vulnerable | Saturday Drive |
- cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms_file_uploads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.18 Vulnerable ·Saturday Drive
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65wq-28c3-vwcw
References
More Saturday Drive Ninja Forms File Uploads vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00792 Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.0 - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08093 Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-00793 Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2024-1596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65wq-28c3-vwcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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