CVE-2019-10869 — Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin bef
Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activated). This allows an attacker to traverse the file system to access files and execute code via the includes/fields/upload.php (aka upload/sub
Published
2019-05-07T18:29:01.223
Last modified
2026-08-17T18:16:32.240
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activated). This allows an attacker to traverse the file system to access files and execute code via the includes/fields/upload.php (aka upload/submit page) name and tmp_name parameters.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-05-07T18:29:01.223
- Last modified: 2026-08-17T18:16:32.240
09References
- wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5898e0e-db43-4641-b2cd-f6a72cdb8993/
- wpvulndb.com — https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9272
- www.onvio.nl — https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/ninjaforms-vulnerability
- wpvulndb.com — https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9272
- www.onvio.nl — https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/ninjaforms-vulnerability
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