Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint with missing authorization yields AV:N/PR:N; impact is limited to integrity modification with no data disclosure or availability disruption confirmed.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Kali Forms <= 2.4.23 versions.
AnalysisAI
Broken access control in the Kali Forms WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 2.4.23) exposes one or more plugin endpoints to unauthenticated remote attackers due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N confirms exploitation requires no authentication and no user interaction against any internet-exposed WordPress site running an affected version. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The Kali Forms plugin must be installed and active on the target WordPress site running version 2.4.23 or earlier. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) is driven by the highly accessible attack surface (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) offset by the narrow impact (I:L only, C:N, A:N, S:U). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP POST request to a WordPress AJAX endpoint (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or a REST route) exposed by the Kali Forms plugin, specifying an action or route that lacks capability verification. Because no nonce or role check is enforced, the server processes the request as if the caller were a privileged user, allowing the attacker to modify form configurations, inject malicious field definitions, or alter submission routing. … |
| Remediation | Update the Kali Forms plugin to a version released after 2.4.23 via the WordPress plugin repository or the plugin vendor. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-66953
GHSA-5gf4-wfg9-qcwr