CVE-2015-2220 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via form parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions on behalf of users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2220?
CVE-2015-2220 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published on 5 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Ninja Forms plugin before 2.8.9 for WordPress allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ninja_forms_field_1 parameter in a ninja_forms_ajax_submit action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or (2) remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the fields[1] parameter to wp-admin/post.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ninjaforms Ninja Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2015-2220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms
- CVE-2025-9083 Ninja-forms < 3.11.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Objection
- CVE-2016-1209 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2018-20981 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2024-25572 Cross-site request forgery in Ninja Forms
- CVE-2021-24163 Ninja Forms < 3.4.34 - Authenticated SendWP Plugin Installation and Client Secret Key Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whrh-29g4-mq5m.