Name: CVE-2022-0889: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-0889, CWE-79, CVSS 7.2, EPSS 0.02022

The Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension WordPress plugin is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting due to missing sanitization of the files filename parameter found in the ~/includes/ajax/controllers/uploads.php file which can be used by unauthenticated attackers to add malicious web scripts to vulnerable WordPress sites, in versions up to and including 3.3.12.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.2
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ninja Forms Uploads Plugin	—	Update ninja-forms-uploads plugin to version 3.3.13, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 20, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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