# CVE-2026-1239: Ninja Forms WordPress plugin missing authorization in REST API callback

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1239-ninja-forms-wordpress-plugin-missing-authorization-in-rest-api  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-01. Updated: 2026-07-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-1239 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-07-01

Ninja Forms, a popular WordPress plugin used for creating contact forms, contains a security flaw that allows unauthorized access to submitted data. An attacker can exploit this to view information submitted by users through these forms without needing to log in. This could lead to the exposure of sensitive customer information, such as personal details or private inquiries, potentially resulting in privacy violations and reputational damage.

Technologies: [Saturday Drive Ninja Forms](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ninja-forms). Vendors: [Saturday Drive](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/saturday-drive).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-1239 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-1239 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-1239?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Saturday Drive Ninja Forms up to, and including, 3.14.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-1239?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-1239 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-1239?** Check whether you run Saturday Drive Ninja Forms at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) flaw within the 'ninja-forms-views/token/refresh' REST callback. Because the plugin fails to perform an identity or permission check on this specific endpoint, any unauthenticated user can trigger the callback. Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to retrieve and view form submission data stored by the plugin. The issue affects all versions up to and including 3.14.1; a fix was introduced in changeset 3489168.

## Affected products

- Saturday Drive Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You up to, and including, 3.14.1

## Timeline

- 2026-07-01: advisory: NVD and Wordfence published the vulnerability details.
- 2026-07-01: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489168/ninja-forms](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489168/ninja-forms)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/973ebafc-85c0-4cc5-b307-2fdb0a4a7577?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/973ebafc-85c0-4cc5-b307-2fdb0a4a7577?source=cve)

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