# CVE-2019-10869: Path Traversal and Unrestricted File Upload exists in the Ninja Forms plugin before 3.0.23 for WordPress (when the Uploads add-on is activat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-05-07 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/ninjaforms-vulnerability
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9272
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5898e0e-db43-4641-b2cd-f6a72cdb8993/
- https://github.com/KTN1990/CVE-2019-10869

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