Answer in brief
CVE-2026-101326 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Ninja Forms <= 3.15.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via '{wp:user_display_name}' Merge Tag via display_name. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps kstover/Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps kstover/Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| kstover/Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Buildergeneric | >=0 <=3.15.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 31, 2026
The The Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires that an administrator has configured at least one Ninja Forms field with its Default Value set to the {wp:user_display_name} merge tag on a publicly accessible page; a Subscriber need only set their display_name to a shortcode string via their profile and then visit that page.
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