# CVE-2019-10869: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can traverse directories and upload files to execute code if the Uploads add-on is active.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfw8-6m9g-8vvr

## What is CVE-2019-10869?

CVE-2019-10869 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activated). This allows an attacker to traverse the file system to access files and execute code via the includes/fields/upload.php (aka upload/submit page) name and tmp_name parameters.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10869?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ninjaforms Ninja Forms File Uploads.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10869?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- (Wordpress) Ninja Forms File Uploads Extension <= 3.0.22 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (github_poc): https://github.com/KTN1990/CVE-2019-10869

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-0888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0888/): Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.0 - Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1596/): Ninja Forms File Uploads <= 3.3.16 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-0889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0889/): Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10869 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10869 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10869/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10869/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10869
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10869
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10869

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