Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activa…

published 2019-05-07 7 y ago modified 2026-08-17 2 mo ago also EUVD-2019-2593

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.1%; EPSS 8.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activated). This allows an attacker to traverse the file system to access files and execute code via the includes/fields/upload.php (aka upload/submit page) name and tmp_name parameters.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

ninjaforms ninja_forms_file_uploads 3.0.23

Exploit prediction

8.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

onvio.nl https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/ninjaforms-vulnerability referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

onvio.nl /nieuws/ninjaforms-vulnerability
exploit, third-party-advisory
wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9272
third-party-advisory
wpscan.com /vulnerability/e5898e0e-db43-4641-b2cd-f6a72cdb8993/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-10869
NVD CVE-2019-10869

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary