CVE-2026-80438

Ninja Forms 3.14.0 - 3.15.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary Post Modification and Sensitive Information Disclosure via Abilities REST API

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 07:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNinjaforms

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.15.2 does not restrict its REST abilities to administrators, accepting a Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.15.2-specific capability as equivalent to full site administration, which allows any user granted that capability to read Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.15.2 settings and stored form submissions, overwrite the Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.15.2's configuration, and create or modify arbitrary posts and pages. The capability belongs to no default WordPress role and the Ninja Forms WordPress plugin before 3.15.2 never grants it, so an administrator must have assigned it, typically when delegating access to the form builder.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ninjaforms· Ninjaformswordpress-plugin
60%
3.14.0 ≤ v < 3.15.23.14.0
Affected range stops below 3.15.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/befced17-95ff-4809-ad13-f63bc60e5670/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-284

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