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CVE-2020-36720
Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
High7.1EPSS 0.79%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Options Change in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to the update_option lacking proper authentication checks. This makes it possible for any authenticated attacker to change (or delete) the plugin's settings.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 43% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
wpchill · Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder
- affected < 2.1.2
References (3)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9ed8e24d-6bd0-4638-9031-997ce2228fad?source=cve (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kali-forms-plugin-fixed-multiple-vulnerabilities/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/kali-forms/#developers (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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