XSS in Ninja Forms

CVE-2026-92438

The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin 3.15.3 does not escape submitted form field values before outputting them on the submission edit screen in the admin area, which could allow unauthenticated users to submit values through a public form that then execute in the browser of any high-privileged user who reviews the submission.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-92438: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Ninja Forms

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-92438?
CVE-2026-92438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ninja Forms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-92438?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.