CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-36712Kaliforms · Kali_forms

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 45% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Description

The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to the kaliforms_form_delete_uploaded_file function lacking any privilege or user protections. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete any site post or page with the id parameter.

Timeline

Published 2023-06-07

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2020-36712

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/kali-forms/"

Matches any site loading the "kali-forms" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Kaliforms Kali Forms"

All exposed Kaliforms Kali Forms instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Kali Forms"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Kali Forms" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.