# CVE-2024-22305: Missing authorization in Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms

> Attackers can bypass authorization to access or modify other users' form data via insecure direct object references in Kali Forms.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2jf4-qrjv-8cx6

## What is CVE-2024-22305?

CVE-2024-22305 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in ali Forms Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms.This issue affects Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms: from n/a through 2.3.36.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22305?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaliforms Kali Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms

- [CVE-2020-36717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36717/): Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-36712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36712/): Kali Forms <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion (high 8.6)
- [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-2024-22305 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22305 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms. 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-2024-22305/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22305/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22305
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22305
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22305

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22305/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.