CVE-2024-12238: The The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.22. This is due to the

medium Affects ninja-forms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-12-29; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.22. This is due to the

Package: ninja-forms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.8.23
Fixed in: 3.8.23
Severity: medium CVSS 6.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (42.3th percentile)
Published: 2024-12-29
Source: nvd

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