CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-36717Kaliforms · Kali_forms

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 41% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Description

The Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to incorrect nonce handling throughout the plugin's function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access the plugin's administrative functions via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Timeline

Published 2023-06-07

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB 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-2020-36717

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.