RCE in Wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-And-Drop Builder
CVE-2026-16144
The Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.20 via the _save_data function. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'thisPermalink' field value before it overwrites a trusted callable placeholder, allowing attacker-controlled strings to reach call_user_func() in _save_data(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires the target form to define a field with a name matching one of the reserved placeholder keys ('thisPermalink', 'entryCounter', or 'submission_link'), as check_if_placeholders_changed() only processes POST keys present in the form's field_type_map.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16144?
- CVE-2026-16144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-And-Drop Builder, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16144?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.