CVE-2026-65048CWE-79

Ninja Forms Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Repeatable Fieldset Submission Index

Critical · published July 21, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress versions 3.10.4 through 3.14.9 contains an unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Repeatable Fieldset feature where parseSubmissionIndex() accepts arbitrary strings as submission indexes without numeric validation, and admin_form_element() interpolates the index directly into HTML without escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a public form with a crafted repeater child key containing malicious script payloads, which execute in an administrator's browser when viewing submissions in the WordPress admin panel, enabling session-cookie theft, creation of administrator accounts, installation of malicious plugins, and arbitrary modification of site content.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
EPSS
0.00538 · 44.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-07-21T14:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JUL 14:16Z
    Ninja Forms Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Repeatable Fieldset Submission Index
    cvelistv5