The AJAX action, wp_ajax_ninja_forms_sendwp_remote_install_handler, did not have a capability check on it, nor did it have any nonce protection, therefore making it possible for low-level users, such as subscribers, to install and activate the SendWP Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress WordPress plugin before 3.4.34 and retrieve the client_secret key needed to establish the SendWP connection while also installing the SendWP plugin.
CVE-2021-24163 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You. It affects Versions before 3.4.34 and is fixed in 3.4.34.
CVE-2021-24163 is tracked for the Plugin Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions before 3.4.34. Update Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You to 3.4.34 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
ninja-forms
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24163 |
| Patched Versions |
3.4.34
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 3.4.34
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Ninja Forms Contact Form <= 3.3.21.1 - SQL Injection
Ninja Forms Contact Form 2.9.36 - 2.9.42 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Ninja Forms <= 3.3.8 - Insufficient Restrictions during Export Personal Data requests
Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress <= 3.4.27 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Installation
Ninja Forms Contact Form <= 3.3.13 - CSV Injection
Ninja Forms <= 3.11.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Ninja Forms Contact Form 2.9.36 - 2.9.42 - PHP Object Injection
Ninja Forms <= 3.14.0 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure in nf_ajax_submit AJAX Action
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