Karl Emil Nikka

Karl Emil Nikka is a security researcher credited with 7 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec WordPress vulnerability database, ranked #618 of 3,515 contributors. Their disclosures were published between 2023 and 2024. The most productive year was 2024, with 6 findings.

Their research concentrates on Exposure Of Sensitive Information To An Unauthorized Actor, which accounts for 3 of their findings (43%). Other recurring categories include Missing Authorization, Improper Input Validation. The average CVSS score across these disclosures is 5.4, peaking at 7.2. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high.

The most affected software includes LearnDash LMS (3), Uncanny Groups for LearnDash (2), FluentCRM (1), across 4 distinct plugins, themes and core versions in total.

All 7 disclosed issues have since received a vendor fix.