What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the nf_download_all_subs AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger an export of a form's submission to a publicly accessible location via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Ninja Forms versions up to 3.8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions within Ninja Forms without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions in Ninja Forms on behalf of a logged-in administrator without their consent.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker could modify form settings, delete forms, or alter form data by tricking administrators into visiting malicious pages.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Victim must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 29, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
