CVE-2026-100155
Ninja Forms <= 3.15.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'formData' Field Value via Success Message Merge Tag
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
Ninja Forms <= 3.15.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'formData' Field Value via Success Message Merge Tag
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- Record
CVE-2026-100155- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-114578
6.5
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- Record
EUVD-2026-114578- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqjx-p6p5-mv3f
6.5
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form...
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- Record
GHSA-pqjx-p6p5-mv3f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- Record
CVE-2026-100155- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-100155 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Kstover Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder With Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & Ai Form Builder, published October 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1cf42f7-77c6-4594-a6a4-cebf5c3558d7?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.4/includes/Actions/SuccessMessage.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.4/includes/AJAX/Controllers/Submission.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.4/includes/Abstracts/MergeTags.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.4/includes/MergeTags/Fields.php
wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3749135%40ninja-forms%2Ftags%2F3.15.6&old=3717122%40ninja-forms%2Ftags%2F3.15.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100155
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqjx-p6p5-mv3f