CVE-2026-2268
What it is
The Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.0. This is due to the unsafe application of the `ninja_forms_merge_tags` filter to user-supplied input within repeater fields, which allows the resolution of `{post_meta:KEY}` merge tags without authorization checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract arbitrary post metadata from any post on the site, including sensitive data such as WooCommerce billing emails, API keys, private tokens, and customer personal information via the `nf_ajax_submit` AJAX action.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.13.3/includes/AJAX/Controllers/Submission.php#L222
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.13.3/includes/AJAX/Controllers/Submission.php#L706
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.13.3/includes/MergeTags/WP.php#L48
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3454719/ninja-forms/trunk/includes/AJAX/Controllers/Submission.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24902fab-44ea-44c9-bcf5-70960cfeb402?source=cve