CVE-2021-24164 Ninja Forms < 3.4.34.1 - Authenticated OAuth Connection Key Disclosure
Low-privilege users can retrieve OAuth connection URLs and client IDs, exposing sensitive authentication data.
- 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-2021-24164?
CVE-2021-24164 is a medium-severity 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
In the Ninja Forms Contact Form WordPress plugin before 3.4.34.1, low-level users, such as subscribers, were able to trigger the action, wp_ajax_nf_oauth, and retrieve the connection url needed to establish a connection. They could also retrieve the client_id for an already established OAuth connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ninjaforms Ninja Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24164 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-2mcw-g4r6-c9vv.