Vulnerability Description
The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Paragraph Text (RTE) Field Submission in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when the targeted Paragraph Text field has the Rich Text Editor (RTE) option enabled.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.2/build/submiss
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.2/includes/AJAX
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.2/includes/Data
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.2/includes/Help
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.3/build/submiss
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.3/includes/AJAX
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.3/includes/Data
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms/tags/3.15.3/includes/Help
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3717122/ninja-forms/trunk/includes/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3717122%40ninja-forms
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a159485d-ce5b-46e7-8e6
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-90438?
CVE-2026-90438 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Paragraph Text (RTE) Field Submission in all versions up to, and in...
How severe is CVE-2026-90438?
CVE-2026-90438 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-90438?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.