XSS in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms

CVE-2026-65048

Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress versions 3.10.4 through 3.14.9 contains an unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Repeatable Fieldset feature where parseSubmissionIndex() accepts arbitrary strings as submission indexes without numeric validation, and admin_form_element() interpolates the index directly into HTML without escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a public form with a crafted repeater child key containing malicious script payloads, which execute in an administrator's browser when viewing submissions in the WordPress admin panel, enabling session-cookie theft, creation of administrator accounts, installation of malicious plugins, and arbitrary modification of site content.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-65048?
CVE-2026-65048 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-65048?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.