CVE-2023-38386 HIGH

CVE-2023-38386: WordPress Ninja Forms plugin <= 3.6.25 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Saturday Drive

Product Ninja Forms

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 19, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.6/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms.This issue affects Ninja Forms: from n/a through 3.6.25.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ninja Forms versions up to 3.6.25 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to access and modify form data and settings they should not be able to reach. An attacker with a basic user account can read sensitive form submissions and alter form configurations. Update to a version newer than 3.6.25 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read other users' form submissions and modify form settings without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Form data and configurations are exposed to unauthorized users; sensitive submissions may be compromised.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no special user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 19, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38386 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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