Check Point Advisories

WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2015-2220; CVE-2023-1835)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0086
Date Published:	1 Feb 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 08 January, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2220 CVE-2023-1835
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin before 3.6.22
Vulnerability Description	Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist in WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin Cross-Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Ninja Forms Plugin Cross-Site Scripting