Ninja Forms < 3.4.34 - Authenticated SendWP Plugin Installation and Client Secret Key Disclosure
CVE-2021-24163

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag And Drop Form Builder For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 April 2021

What is CVE-2021-24163?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress 3.4.34

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55fde9fa-f6cd-4546-bee8-...
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https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/02/one-million-sites-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland
.