CVE-2026-15160 (GCVE-0-2026-15160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 02:31 – Updated: 2026-07-17 12:01
VLAI
Title
Ninja Forms - Excel Export <= 3.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) XLS Write via Path Traversal
Summary
The Ninja Forms - Excel Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6 via the 'spreadsheet_export_tmp_name' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to write .xls/.xlsx files to arbitrary locations on the server, which can be used to stage further attacks.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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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