CVE-2026-126537 PUBLISHED

Ninja Forms - File Uploads <= 3.3.36 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via 'files[].data.file_path' Parameter via 'extra.saveProgress'

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 10.11.2026 Published: 11.11.2026 Updated: 12.11.2026

The Ninja Forms - File Uploads add-on for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion (and arbitrary file read via S3/Dropbox/Google Drive exfiltration) in versions up to, and including, 3.3.36. The flaw spans NF_FU_Fields_Upload::process() in includes/fields/upload.php — which returns early (leaving the client-supplied files[] intact) whenever a public submission carries a nonempty extra.saveProgress — and NF_FU_External_Abstracts_Service::process_upload() in includes/external/abstracts/service.php, whose authoritative-path reload only fires when the client sends upload_id. By omitting upload_id, an attacker's data[file_path] survives into the Background Upload queue and is used by both upload_file_to_s3() (as SourceFile) and the maybe_delete_server_file() unlink() call in includes/external/abstracts/backgroundupload.php, with no canonicalization or upload-directory containment check (the plugin's own is_path_within_upload_dir() helper is only applied on admin paths). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible — specifically, deleting wp-config.php forces WordPress into its setup screen, enabling full site takeover.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor SaturdayDrive
Product Ninja Forms - File Uploads
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.3.36 (incl.)

Credits

  • daroo finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory CWE