Ninja Forms Contact Form 2.9.36 - 2.9.42 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

2016-05-05 00:00

James Golovich

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.9.42.1

Affected PluginNinja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You

Affected Version2.9.36 – 2.9.42

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2016-1209

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Vulnerability Overview

Versions 2.9.36 to 2.9.42 of the Ninja Forms plugin contain an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability, allowing guests to upload arbitrary PHP code that can be executed in the context of the web server.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.9.42.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1209 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f36a924-6a68-40ff-bf1a-9ebcad1c2fc6

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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