# CVE-2023-38393: WordPress Ninja Forms plugin <= 3.6.25 - Subscriber+ Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Subscribers can bypass authorization checks in Ninja Forms, potentially escalating privileges or modifying data.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffx4-qrmq-w356

## What is CVE-2023-38393?

CVE-2023-38393 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms.This issue affects Ninja Forms: from n/a through 3.6.25.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38393?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ninjaforms Ninja Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38393?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38393 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38393 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms

- [CVE-2025-9083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9083/): Ninja-forms < 3.11.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Objection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1209/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20981/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-25572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25572/): Cross-site request forgery in Ninja Forms (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24163/): Ninja Forms < 3.4.34 - Authenticated SendWP Plugin Installation and Client Secret Key Disclosure (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38393 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38393 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38393 exists.

Affected product: Ninjaforms Ninja Forms. 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-2023-38393/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38393/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38393
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38393
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38393

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38393/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.