CVE-2023-37979

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—Elevated

7.1

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 92.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 27, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

audit@patchstackhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173983/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-3.6.25-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/articles/multiple-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-ninja-forms-plugin?_s_id=cve
audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ninja-forms/wordpress-ninja-forms-plugin-3-6-25-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173983/WordPress-Ninja-Forms-3.6.25-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/articles/multiple-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-ninja-forms-plugin?_s_id=cve
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ninja-forms/wordpress-ninja-forms-plugin-3-6-25-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-51644
First seen Aug 4, 2023
WordPress Plugin Ninja Forms 3.6.25 - Reflected XSS
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCd0rb/CVE-2023-37979
First seen Aug 4, 2023
CVE-2023-37979 PoC and Checker
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCMehran-Seifalinia/CVE-2023-37979
First seen Aug 1, 2023
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Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-37979.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
Ninja Forms < 3.6.26 - Cross-Site Scripting
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-37979?

CVE-2023-37979 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2023. Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Saturday Drive Ninja Forms Contact Form plugin <= 3.6.25 versions.

When was CVE-2023-37979 disclosed?

CVE-2023-37979 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-37979 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-37979 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-37979?

CVE-2023-37979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-37979?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-37979, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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