Sensitive Information Exposure in Ninja Forms Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-2268

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-2268?

The Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to sensitive post metadata due to improper handling of user-supplied input. The exploitation of the ninja_forms_merge_tags filter enables unauthenticated attackers to retrieve confidential data, including WooCommerce billing emails and API keys, through the nf_ajax_submit AJAX action. It is crucial for users to update to the latest version, as all versions up to 3.14.0 are affected.

Affected Version(s)

Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You 0 <= 3.14.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/ta...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/ta...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

JohSka
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