CVE-2016-1209 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 61.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted serialized values in a POST request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 61.61% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-05-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ninjaforms | ninja forms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Ninja Forms 2.9.36 < 2.9.42 - File Upload (Metasploit) | 2016-05-04 |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN44657371/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000064
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137211/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-Unauthenticated-File-Upload.html
- http://www.pritect.net/blog/ninja-forms-2-9-42-critical-security-vulnerabilities
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/wp_ninja_forms_unauthenticated_file_upload
- https://ninjaforms.com/important-security-update-always-hurt-ones-love/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/changelog/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8485
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN44657371/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000064
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137211/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-Unauthenticated-File-Upload.html
- http://www.pritect.net/blog/ninja-forms-2-9-42-critical-security-vulnerabilities
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/wp_ninja_forms_unauthenticated_file_upload
- https://ninjaforms.com/important-security-update-always-hurt-ones-love/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/changelog/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8485
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