{"id":"CVE-2026-73533","title":"Ninja Tables Pro 5.2.11 contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability introduced via a tampered plugin build served through a decommissioned update server","summary":"Ninja Tables Pro 5.2.11 contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability introduced via a tampered plugin build served through a decommissioned update server. The tampered build introduced a rogue PHP file (app/Library/updater/NinjaTabl…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-506"],"vendor":"WPManageNinja","product":"Ninja Tables Pro","affected":["ninja_tables_pro 5.2.11"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-09-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-09T20:35:08.537","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73533","references":[{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-tables/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://wpmanageninja.com/security-incident-on-31-july-2026/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ninja-tables-pro-embedded-malicious-code-via-tampered-plugin-build","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-17T15:07:55.305156Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T14:44:22.926Z","epss":0.00448,"epssPercentile":0.38208,"slug":"CVE-2026-73533","body":"## Overview\n\nNinja Tables Pro 5.2.11 contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability introduced via a tampered plugin build served through a decommissioned update server. The tampered build introduced a rogue PHP file (app/Library/updater/NinjaTableDataSync.php) that established a backdoor REST API endpoint, dropped persistent PHP files in mu-plugins and uploads directories, installed a passwordless administrator account, and registered scheduled tasks that survived plugin removal.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}