Description
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
Published: 2026-09-06
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ninjaforms
Ninjaforms ninja Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79
Vendors & Products Ninjaforms
Ninjaforms ninja Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
Title Ninja Forms 3.14.10 - 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via IP and Referer Merge Tags
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Ninjaforms Ninja Forms
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:43:11.285Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T11:09:47.779Z

Link: CVE-2026-80437

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:41:34.017Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T10:17:14.693

Modified: 2026-09-06T11:18:02.057

Link: CVE-2026-80437

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T13:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')