CVE-2024-50514 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-50514: WordPress Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin <= 3.8.16 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Kevin Stover
Product Ninja Forms
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 19, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kevin Stover Ninja Forms ninja-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ninja Forms: from n/a through <= 3.8.16.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ninja Forms versions 3.8.16 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft a request that, when visited by another user, executes JavaScript in their browser. This affects the form builder or settings interface and can compromise user sessions or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute JavaScript code in other users' browsers when they interact with the form builder.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts affecting other admins or site visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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