# CVE-2020-36717: Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into performing actions, leading to unauthorized access to administrative functions and potential data modification.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v6g2-29p9-2r85

## What is CVE-2020-36717?

CVE-2020-36717 is a high-severity vulnerability in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to incorrect nonce handling throughout the plugin's function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access the plugin's administrative functions via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36717?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaliforms Kali Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36717?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36717 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder

- [CVE-2020-36712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36712/): Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-22305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22305/): Missing authorization in Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-36720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36720/): Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-3201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3201/): Kali Forms < 2.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36717 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36717 is a high-severity vulnerability in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36717/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36717
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36717
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36717

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36717/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.