---
id: "CVE-2026-48196"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-48196"]
title: "Kali Forms WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 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", "version-above-2.4.27"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T13:17:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48196", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"}]
---

# Kali Forms WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 2.4.27

Kali Forms, a WordPress form builder plugin, fails to sanitize some input before rendering it on pages. An attacker who can submit that input can store a script that runs in other visitors' browsers.

_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, or with `wp plugin get kali-forms --field=version`
- Confirm whether the installed version is `2.4.27` or earlier

## Fix

- Kali Forms: move to a version later than `2.4.27`; the sources do not name the exact fixed release

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48196

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kaliforms Kali Forms kali-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kali Forms: from n/a through 2.4.27.

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