CVE-2026-94504 (GCVE-0-2026-94504)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-22 06:39 – Updated: 2026-09-22 14:13
VLAI Previdian
Title
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You <= 3.15.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
Ninja Forms 3.15.3 stores an anonymous non-RTE textarea value and renders it without safe HTML encoding in the legacy submission editor. An attacker can break out of the textarea with stored script. When an Administrator opens the attacker-known direct submission URL, the script runs in the WordPress admin origin.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-22 14:13 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2251 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Credits
Hippolyte Quéré (Hippie) (Hippie)
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: e1ec1166-19d6-4883-92e2-0fdf6d18c1e3

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-94504

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-10-07 07:08 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-10-07
Asserted: 2026-10-07
Scope
Notes: Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You <= 3.15.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting | Affected: Kstover / Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder | CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00412 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You <= 3.15.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Cve Id CVE-2026-94504
Vendor Kstover
Ghsa Id None
Product Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder
Added Date 2026-10-07T07:08:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.2
Epss Score 0.00412
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.33392
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2026-94504
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-08 08:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-10-08 08:00 UTC
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