CVE-2026-16144

Kali Forms <= 2.4.20 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'thisPermalink' Field Parameter

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Aug 1, 2026
Updated
Aug 3, 2026
Reserved
Jul 17, 2026

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Description

The Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.20 via the _save_data function. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'thisPermalink' field value before it overwrites a trusted callable placeholder, allowing attacker-controlled strings to reach call_user_func() in _save_data(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires the target form to define a field with a name matching one of the reserved placeholder keys ('thisPermalink', 'entryCounter', or 'submission_link'), as check_if_placeholders_changed() only processes POST keys present in the form's field_type_map.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWordfence

Weaknesses

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builderwpchill
  • 2.4.20 and earlierAffected

References

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