Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-0889
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-23 20:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:17:21 UTC
DescriptionThe Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension WordPress plugin is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting due to missing sanitization of the files filename parameter found in the ~/includes/ajax/controllers/uploads.php file which can be used by unauthenticated attackers to add malicious web scripts to vulnerable WordPress sites, in versions up to and including 3.3.12.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ninjaforms Ninja Forms File Uploads All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - File Uploads affected 3.3.12 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ninjaforms.com/extensions/file-uploads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ninjaforms.com
Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com
:https://ninjaforms.com/extensions/file-uploads/?changelog=1/#:~:text=3.3.13%20%2830%20November%202021%29 MITRE ninjaforms.com
Vulnerability Advisories - Wordfence MITRE wordfence.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nuno Correia (Blaze Security) (en)

CNA: Muhammad Zeeshan (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2021-11-20T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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