High severity · published Jun 7, 2023
CVE-2020-36717
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to incorrect nonce handling throughout the plugin's function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access the plugin's administrative functions via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KF
Kali Forms · Kaliforms
through 2.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36717
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36717
Exploit
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kali-forms-plugin-fixed-multiple-vulnerabilities/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5bcf456-f991-4775-8c3e-a3c0212a5765?source=cve
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