Ninja Forms - Excel Export <= 3.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) XLS Write via Path Traversal
Priority LOW 21CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Ninja Forms - Excel Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6 via the 'spreadsheet_export_tmp_name' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to write .xls/.xlsx files to arbitrary locations on the server, which can be used to stage further attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00664 52nd 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Drive | Ninja Forms - Excel Export | up to 3.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ninja Forms - Excel Export VendorSaturday Drive Affected up to 3.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6r6-rp64-mqcr
- 2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24fb24cc-c29f-4d2d-87ba-5d211386e7dd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Handlers/ExportFile.php#L485
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Admin/ExtractPostData.php#L125
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/ninja-forms-excel-export.php#L95
More Saturday Drive vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00527 Ninja Forms - File Upload <= 3.3.26 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2022-00792 Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.0 - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02691 NinjaForms < 3.6.13 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-15160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6r6-rp64-mqcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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