{"id":"CVE-2022-0888","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-0888","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:33:40.493Z","title":"The Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/includes/ajax/controllers/uploads.php file which can be bypassed making it possible for…","description":"The Ninja Forms - File Uploads Extension WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/includes/ajax/controllers/uploads.php file which can be bypassed making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions up to and including 3.3.0","published":"2022-03-23T20:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:21:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@wordfence.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["ninjaforms/ninja forms file uploads"],"epss":{"score":0.39393,"percentile":0.98609,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/5f0accbbfdee279c68ed144da9cd8607","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f00eeaef-f277-481f-9e18-bf1ced0015a0?source=cve","source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0888","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/5f0accbbfdee279c68ed144da9cd8607","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f00eeaef-f277-481f-9e18-bf1ced0015a0?source=cve","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0888","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0888","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}