Ninja Forms: Sensitive information exposure
Ninja Forms is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.
- Component
- Ninja Forms
- Plugin slug
ninja-forms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 22, 2021
This CVE was published Sep 22, 2021 and is one of 74 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Ninja Forms when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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.
Technical description
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure via the bulk_export_submissions function found in the ~/includes/Routes/Submissions.php file, in versions up to and including 3.5.7. This allows authenticated attackers to export all Ninja Forms submissions data via the /ninja-forms-submissions/export REST API which can include personally identifiable information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N