# CVE-2022-0889: Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension <= 3.3.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the file upload filename parameter in the Ninja Forms File Uploads Extension.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvgm-c3gh-jgmj

## What is CVE-2022-0889?

CVE-2022-0889 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - File Uploads, published on 23 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension WordPress plugin is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting due to missing sanitization of the files filename parameter found in the ~/includes/ajax/controllers/uploads.php file which can be used by unauthenticated attackers to add malicious web scripts to vulnerable WordPress sites, in versions up to and including 3.3.12.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0889?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ninjaforms Ninja Forms File Uploads.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - File Uploads

- [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-2019-10869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10869/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.1)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0889 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - File Uploads, published on 23 Mar 2022. 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-2022-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SaturdayDrive Ninja Forms - File Uploads. 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-2022-0889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0889/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.