WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2015-2220 Modified

Ninja Forms: Cross-site scripting

Ninja Forms is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Ninja Forms
Plugin slug
ninja-forms
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 05, 2015
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Mar 05, 2015 and is one of 66 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Ninja Forms to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Ninja Forms plugin before 2.8.9 for WordPress allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ninja_forms_field_1 parameter in a ninja_forms_ajax_submit action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or (2) remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the fields[1] parameter to wp-admin/post.php.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources