CVE•Published 2019-05-07•Modified 2026-08-17•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2019-10869Ninjaforms · Ninja_forms_file_uploads

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Description

Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activated). This allows an attacker to traverse the file system to access files and execute code via the includes/fields/upload.php (aka upload/submit page) name and tmp_name parameters.

Timeline

Published 2019-05-07

Modified 2026-08-17

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2019-10869

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms-file-uploads/"

Matches any site loading the "ninja-forms-file-uploads" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Ninjaforms Ninja Forms File Uploads"

All exposed Ninjaforms Ninja Forms File Uploads instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Ninja Forms File Uploads"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Ninja Forms File Uploads" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.