CVE-2018-16308

HIGH

Ninja Forms <3.3.14.1 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-16308. PoCs published by Mostafa Gharzi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSV injection vulnerability in WordPress Ninja Forms plugin versions 3.3.13 and earlier. The PoC shows how an attacker can inject commands into form fields, which execute when a privileged user exports and opens the CSV file.

Description

The Ninja Forms plugin before 3.3.14.1 for WordPress allows CSV injection.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mostafa Gharzi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45234

This exploit demonstrates a CSV injection vulnerability in WordPress Ninja Forms plugin versions 3.3.13 and earlier. The PoC shows how an attacker can inject commands into form fields, which execute when a privileged user exports and opens the CSV file.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Ninja Forms plugin 3.3.13 and before
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to submit a form with malicious input · Privileged user to export and open the CSV file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/#developers
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45234/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0179
EPSS Percentile 75.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-1236
Status published
Products (1)
ninjaforms/ninja_forms < 3.3.14.1
Published Sep 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026