Broken access control in WordPress Kali Forms plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Kaliforms Kali Forms, a WordPress plugin, is affected through version 2.4.27. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets users reach functionality they should not be allowed to use. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this over the network without user interaction to gain access to limited confidential information.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kaliforms Kali Forms kali-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kali Forms: from n/a through 2.4.27.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for Kali Forms.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39782
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-9vvj-rgfc-v888
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More Kaliforms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02800 Kali Forms < 2.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2020-18883 Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-14892 Authorization bypass in ali Forms Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-18888 Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-01131 Missing authorization in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2020-18891 Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-39782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vvj-rgfc-v888 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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