High severity · published Jun 7, 2023
CVE-2020-36720
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Options Change in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1
7.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Options Change in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to the update_option lacking proper authentication checks. This makes it possible for any authenticated attacker to change (or delete) the plugin's settings.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% 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-2020-36720
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36720
Exploit
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kali-forms-plugin-fixed-multiple-vulnerabilities/
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/kali-forms/#developers
Broken Link
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9ed8e24d-6bd0-4638-9031-997ce2228fad?source=cve
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