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CVE-2026-15160

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 04:16:50.700000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-17T04:16:50.700",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T20:10:00.137",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin Ninja Forms - Excel Export para WordPress es vulnerable a salto de directorio en todas las versiones hasta la 3.3.6, inclusive, a través del parámetro ’spreadsheet_export_tmp_name’. Esto permite a atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de suscriptor o superior, escribir archivos .xls/.xlsx en ubicaciones arbitrarias en el servidor, lo que puede ser utilizado para preparar ataques adicionales."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "Ninja Forms - Excel Export",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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              "versionType": "semver",
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            }
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          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Admin/ExtractPostData.php#L125",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/includes/Handlers/ExportFile.php#L485",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninja-forms-excel-export/trunk/ninja-forms-excel-export.php#L95",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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