Missing authorization in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin deactivation due to a missing capability check on the await_plugin_deactivation function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.41. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to deactivate any active plugins.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1217
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rp94-5jm7-95fv
References
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- TI-2022-22320 WordPress Download Monitor Plugin <= 4.7.60 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-03458 Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid < 3.6.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2021-05950 WordPress Download Monitor plugin <= 4.4.6 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-03090 Kali Forms <= 2.4.9 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via form_process CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-1217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rp94-5jm7-95fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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