---
id: "CVE-2026-39782"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-39782"]
title: "Kali Forms WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["kali-forms", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T14:17:54+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T14:26:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39782", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"}]
---

# Kali Forms WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access controls

Kali Forms, a WordPress form plugin, has a missing authorization check that lets a request bypass its access control settings. The sources do not say what data or actions an attacker can reach through it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Kali Forms plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list or the plugin header of `kali-forms`
- Confirm whether the installed version is `2.4.27` or earlier

## Fix

- Move Kali Forms to a version later than `2.4.27` (the sources do not name the exact fixed release)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39782

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kaliforms Kali Forms kali-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kali Forms: from n/a through 2.4.27.

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