CVE-2023-36505 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-36505: WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin <= 3.6.24 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion

Vendor Saturday Drive

Product Ninja Forms Contact Form

Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation

Published April 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form.This issue affects Ninja Forms Contact Form : from n/a through 3.6.24.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ninja Forms Contact Form versions up to 3.6.24 contain an input validation flaw that allows high-privilege users to trigger a denial-of-service condition affecting the entire site. The vulnerability requires administrator-level access and does not compromise data confidentiality or integrity. Sites should update to a version newer than 3.6.24.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by triggering a denial-of-service condition.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could render your site temporarily unavailable; monitor for unauthorized admin logins.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator or high-privilege account access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36505 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html AskarLabs — CWE-20 write-up Improper Input Validation

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-36505

CWE CWE-20

CVSS 6.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions