Critical severity · published Jul 21, 2026
CVE-2026-65048
Ninja Forms Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Repeatable Fieldset Submission Index
9.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NF
Ninja Forms · Saturday Drive
3.10.4 before 3.14.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65048
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65048
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/changelog/
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ninja-forms-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-repeatable-fieldset-submission-index
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