VDB-140647 · CVE-2018-20981 · GCVE-0-2018-20981

ninja-forms Plugin up to 3.3.8 on WordPress Export Personal Data Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ninja-forms Plugin up to 3.3.8 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Export Personal Data Handler. This manipulation as part of Request causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-20981. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ninja-forms Plugin up to 3.3.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Export Personal Data Handler. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ninja-forms plugin before 3.3.9 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on submission-data retrieval during Export Personal Data requests.

The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20981 since 08/21/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.3.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

ninja-forms Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ninja-forms Plugin 3.3.9

Timelineinfo

08/21/2019 🔍
08/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/01/2023 +1561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140647
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2019 08:55
Updated: 12/01/2023 08:49
Changes: 08/23/2019 08:55 (39), 08/03/2020 16:23 (18), 12/01/2023 08:49 (4)
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