CVE-2023-37979 | WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin <= 3.6.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Exp

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.

Published: 2023-07-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-37979 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.01%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +21.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-37979

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51644 exploit_db edb 2023-08-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-37979

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-02 23.99% 45.01% +21.02%
2 2026-03-04 32.19% 23.99% -8.20%
3 2026-03-03 — 32.19% —

Full EPSS history (47 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-37979

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-37979

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-37979

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ninjaforms ninja_forms < 3.6.26 cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-37979

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