---
id: "CVE-2026-42703"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-42703"]
title: "Kali Forms WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 2.4.27"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["kali-forms", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T13:17:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:38+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42703", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"}]
---

# Kali Forms WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 2.4.27

Kali Forms, a WordPress form plugin, has a missing authorization check that lets some users reach functions they should not. The sources do not say what data or actions an attacker gets beyond that.

_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 under Plugins.
- Compare against the affected range: all versions through `2.4.27`.

## Fix

- Kali Forms: move to a version later than `2.4.27` (the sources do not name the fixed version).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42703

## 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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