Kali Forms: Broken access control
Kali Forms is affected by broken access control. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role.
- Component
- Kali Forms
- Plugin slug
kali-forms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 18, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Feb 18, 2026 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Kali Forms when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.8. This is due to the `get_items_permissions_check()` permission callback on the `/kaliforms/v1/forms/{id}` REST API endpoint only checking for the `edit_posts` capability without verifying that the requesting user has ownership or authorization over the specific form resource. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read form configuration data belonging to other users (including administrators) by enumerating form IDs. Exposed data includes form field structures, Google reCAPTCHA secret keys (if configured), email notification templates, and server paths.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N