CVE-2022-2903 (GCVE-0-2022-2903)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-26 12:35 – Updated: 2025-05-21 19:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NinjaForms < 3.6.13 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection
Summary
The Ninja Forms Contact Form WordPress plugin before 3.6.13 unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injections issues when an admin import (intentionally or not) a malicious file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-21 19:17 UTC
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/255b98ba-5da9-44… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress |
Affected:
3.6.13 , < 3.6.13
(custom)
|
guessed |
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