WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2025-9083 Analyzed

Ninja Forms: Code execution

Ninja Forms is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Ninja Forms
Plugin slug
ninja-forms
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Weakness
CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

This CVE was published Sep 18, 2025 and is one of 66 known issues for this plugin.

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.

Technical description

The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.11.1 unserializes user input via form field, which could allow Unauthenticated users to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present on the blog.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources