CVE-2016-1209

Public Exploit

Description

The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted serialized values in a POST request.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 77.25% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory jvn.jp Vendor Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/changelog/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8485
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000064 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://ninjaforms.com/important-security-update-always-hurt-ones-love/
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/wp_ninja_forms_unauthenticated_file_upload exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137211/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-Unauthenticated-File-Upload.html exploit
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN44657371/index.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.pritect.net/blog/ninja-forms-2-9-42-critical-security-vulnerabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1209?
CVE-2016-1209 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1209?
To fix CVE-2016-1209, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1209 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1209 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~77% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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