Ninja Forms 3.14.10 - 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via IP and Referer Merge Tags
Priority LOW 22CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00243 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Ninja Forms (Unknown): 3.15.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ninja Forms | 3.14.10 to before 3.15.2 | 3.15.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Ninja Forms VendorUnknown Affected 3.14.10 to before 3.15.2 Fixed in 3.15.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ninja Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 3.15.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80437
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgg5-mm47-8vxf
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-80437 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80437 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgg5-mm47-8vxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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