CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-24163
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-04-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-862
Description
The AJAX action, wp_ajax_ninja_forms_sendwp_remote_install_handler, did not have a capability check on it, nor did it have any nonce protection, therefore making it possible for low-level users, such as subscribers, to install and activate the SendWP Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress WordPress plugin before 3.4.34 and retrieve the client_secret key needed to establish the SendWP connection while also installing the SendWP plugin.
Affected configurations
• ninjaforms ninja forms (< 3.4.34)
Related
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55fde9fa-f6cd-4546-bee8-4acc628251c2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/02/one-million-sites-affected-four-severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-ninja-forms/ Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55fde9fa-f6cd-4546-bee8-4acc628251c2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/02/one-million-sites-affected-four-severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-ninja-forms/ Third Party Advisory