Unauthorized Plugin Deactivation Vulnerability in Kali Forms Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-1217

7.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-drop Builder
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 February 2024

What is CVE-2024-1217?

The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress, known for its drag-and-drop contact form builder capabilities, is affected by a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with subscriber access or higher to deactivate any active plugins. This issue arises from a missing capability check in the await_plugin_deactivation function present in all versions up to and including 2.3.41. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can disrupt website functionality and compromise site security.

Affected Version(s)

Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 0 <= 2.3.41

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3036466/kali...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
.