CVE-2023-37979
WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin <= 3.6.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin <= 3.6.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-37979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41806
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41806- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv7m-p8cr-7667
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.
- Record
GHSA-hv7m-p8cr-7667- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-37979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Ninja Forms 3.6.25 - Reflected XSS | 2023-08-04 |
| Nuclei | Ninja Forms < 3.6.26 - Cross-Site Scripting | |
| PoC in GitHub | Mehran-Seifalinia/CVE-2023-37979 | 2023-08-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | d0rb/CVE-2023-37979 | 2023-08-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published July 27, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.71%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ninja-forms/wordpress-ninja-forms-plugin-3-6-25-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
patchstack.com/articles/multiple-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-ninja-forms-plugin?_s_id=cve
packetstormsecurity.com/files/173983/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-3.6.25-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv7m-p8cr-7667