Kali Forms < 2.4.17 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Metadata Disclosure via IDOR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder WordPress plugin before 2.4.17 does not perform a per-object capability check in its post-duplication AJAX action, allowing users with Contributor-level access or above to duplicate any post (regardless of owner, post type, or status) into a published post they own and read its private post metadata, including secrets stored by other Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder WordPress plugin before 2.4.17.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder | before 2.4.17 | 2.4.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 2.4.17 Fixed in 2.4.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.17
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 2.4.17
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-09999 Kali Forms < 2.4.17 - Unauthenticated Media UploadPriority MEDIUM 57
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11580
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg5f-qx7f-gf9j
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-11580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mg5f-qx7f-gf9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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