Medium severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-48196
WordPress Kali Forms plugin <= 2.4.27 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
New
6.5
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kaliforms Kali Forms kali-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kali Forms: from n/a through 2.4.27.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KF
Kali Forms · Kaliforms
through 2.4.27 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48196
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48196
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kali-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-kali-forms-plugin-2-4-27-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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