CVE-2024-3866
Ninja Forms WordPress Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
The Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Referer' header in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires "maintenance mode" for a targeted form to be enabled. However, there is no setting available to the attacker or even an administrator-level user to enable this mode. The mode is only enabled during a required update, which is a very short window of time. Additionally, because of the self-based nature of this vulnerability, attackers would have to rely on additional techniques to execute a supplied payload in the context of targeted user.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 25, 2024, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 2, 2024, 6:26 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3153292/ninja-forms No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3153292/ninja-forms Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6d6b82d-574d-4a56-9aef-42343c4b7c43?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6d6b82d-574d-4a56-9aef-42343c4b7c43?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.16 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Referer' header in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires "maintenance mode" for a targeted form to be enabled. However, there is no setting available to the attacker or even an administrator-level user to enable this mode. The mode is only enabled during a required update, which is a very short window of time. Additionally, because of the self-based nature of this vulnerability, attackers would have to rely on additional techniques to execute a supplied payload in the context of targeted user. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6d6b82d-574d-4a56-9aef-42343c4b7c43?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3153292/ninja-forms [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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