How severe is CVE-2024-12238?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12238 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Kstover Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You

CVE-2024-12238

The The Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.22. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an a…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.002 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Kstover Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12238?: CVE-2024-12238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kstover Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-12238?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12238 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.