CVE-2024-1218 Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms <= 2.3.41 - Missing Authorization

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with contributor access can read or modify form data due to missing authorization checks in the Kali Forms WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1218?

CVE-2024-1218 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data via API due to an inconsistent capability check on several REST endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.41. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and higher, to obtain access to or modify forms or entries.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kaliforms Contact Form Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8725-j6gh-f5p8.

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