CVE-2026-11580

Kali Forms <= 2.4.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Post Metadata Disclosure

2026-06-24 00:00
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.4.17
Affected Plugin
Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder
Affected Version
<= 2.4.16
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE
CVE-2026-11580
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At a glance

CVE-2026-11580 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the Kali Forms WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.4.16. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.4.17; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala.

Vulnerability Overview

The Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to expose post metadata.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Reaching this weakness in Kali Forms <= 2.4.16 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.

Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. For Kali Forms the fix is 2.4.17: builds <= 2.4.16 are affected, anything from 2.4.17 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.4.17, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Kali Forms 2.4.17 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11580https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15cb0e8a-907c-4fc0-9ea0-bbce956723a1https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11580

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