CVE-2026-80437
Ninja Forms 3.14.10 - 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via IP and Referer Merge Tags
CVE-2026-80437 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Unknown Ninja Forms, published September 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.8 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.24%EPSS, 15th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ninja Forms 3.14.10 - 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via IP and Referer Merge Tags
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
- Record
CVE-2026-80437- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-72092
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
- Record
EUVD-2026-72092- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgg5-mm47-8vxf
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in...
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
- Record
GHSA-pgg5-mm47-8vxf- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin from 3.14.10 before 3.15.2 does not prevent shortcodes in request-derived values from being executed when it substitutes them into content it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
- Record
CVE-2026-80437- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.