CVE-2026-15161 (GCVE-0-2026-15161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 03:43 – Updated: 2026-07-17 12:00
VLAI
Title
Ninja Forms - Excel Export <= 3.3.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'filter' Parameter
Summary
The Ninja Forms - Excel Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This is due to the save_filter() AJAX handler storing the raw $_POST['filter'] array into a WordPress option via update_option() without any capability check, nonce verification, or input sanitization, combined with the get_filter_row() method on the admin Excel Export screen concatenating the stored filter values (field_key, condition, value) directly into HTML attributes without esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-17 12:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - Excel Export Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.3.6 (semver)
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Credits
Chu Thao Mai
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