Auth bypass in Kaliforms Contact Form Builder

CVE-2024-1217

The Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin deactivation due to a missing capability check on the await_plugin_deactivation function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.41. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to deactivate any active plugins.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-1217: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1217?
CVE-2024-1217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaliforms Contact Form Builder, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-1217?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1217 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.