CVE-2024-3866: The Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Referer' header in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.15 due to insufficient i

medium Affects ninja-forms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-09-25; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Referer' header in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.15 due to insufficient i

Package: ninja-forms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.8.16
Fixed in: 3.8.16
Severity: medium CVSS 4.7
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (21.6th percentile)
Published: 2024-09-25
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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