Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

7.1
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2020-36720
CVSS 7.1 (High)
Publicly Published August 21, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

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.

Wordfence blocked 17 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug kali-forms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.1.2
Patched Version
  • 2.1.2

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