CVE-2026-15160
Ninja Forms - Excel Export <= 3.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) XLS Write via Path Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jul 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 8, 2026
Description
The Ninja Forms - Excel Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6 via the 'spreadsheet_export_tmp_name' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to write .xls/.xlsx files to arbitrary locations on the server, which can be used to stage further attacks.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Ninja Forms - Excel ExportSaturdayDrive |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24fb24cc-c29f-4d2d-87ba-5d211386e7dd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Handlers/ExportFile.php#L485
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Admin/ExtractPostData.php#L125
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/ninja-forms-excel-export.php#L95
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