CVE-2021-24163 Ninja Forms < 3.4.34 - Authenticated SendWP Plugin Installation and Client Secret Key Disclosure
Low-privilege users can install plugins and disclose secret keys due to missing capability checks in the Ninja Forms WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24163?
CVE-2021-24163 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published on 5 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AJAX action, wp_ajax_ninja_forms_sendwp_remote_install_handler, did not have a capability check on it, nor did it have any nonce protection, therefore making it possible for low-level users, such as subscribers, to install and activate the SendWP Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress WordPress plugin before 3.4.34 and retrieve the client_secret key needed to establish the SendWP connection while also installing the SendWP plugin.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ninjaforms Ninja Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-24163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxq6-8799-5v2r.