CVE-2026-16144 (GCVE-0-2026-16144)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-01 07:49 – Updated: 2026-08-03 19:22
VLAI
Title
Kali Forms <= 2.4.20 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'thisPermalink' Field Parameter
Summary
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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-03 19:22 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2261 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpchill Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.4.20 (semver)
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Credits
Wordfence PRISM
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