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CVE-2026-86612: Ninja Tables (WordPress plugin) · Injection

Affects Ninja Tables (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.6 Medium : upgrade to 5.2.17 when convenient.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.2.17
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Ninja Tables (WordPress plugin) to 5.2.17.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ninja TablesAffected
  • <5.2.17
Fixed in
  • 5.2.17

AI-suggested

A fix is available in Ninja Tables version 5.2.17. Users should upgrade to version 5.2.17 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary as the issue is addressed by the official patch.

Description

The Ninja Tables WordPress plugin before 5.2.17 does not restrict shortcode expansion to administrator-authored table rows which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes executed on a public page, and to permanently break that page, by submitting an ordinary form entry.

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