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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-50514 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Ninja Forms plugin through version 3.8.16. An attacker with high privileges may store malicious script content that runs when another user views affected pages. The public sources rate it medium severity, and no provided source shows active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority web application risk. It does not have cited active exploitation, but affected public WordPress sites should be inventoried and remediated during the next normal security maintenance window, sooner for high-traffic or multi-admin sites.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation in Ninja Forms <= 3.8.16. CVSS 3.1 is 5.9 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Ninja Forms plugin at version 3.8.16 or earlier. Risk is higher where many privileged WordPress users can modify forms or related stored content, and where administrators or users later view that content.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not include KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, reducing broad internet-scale risk, but stored XSS can still create meaningful account and site-management exposure.
Researcher notes
Public evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and Patchstack entry. The affected range is stated as through <= 3.8.16, but the supplied sources do not name a specific fixed version. Avoid assuming exploit details beyond stored XSS with high privileges and user interaction.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Ninja Forms versions through 3.8.16.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for the corrected release before updating.
- Update Ninja Forms to a non-vulnerable version when confirmed available.
- Restrict form and plugin administration to trusted users only.
- Temporarily disable the plugin if exposure cannot be controlled.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Ninja Forms versions across WordPress environments.
- Review WordPress roles with permission to edit Ninja Forms content.
- Check security monitoring for unexpected script content in forms or settings.
- Verify remediation by confirming the deployed version is not <= 3.8.16.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.