CVE-2026-59542 (GCVE-0-2026-59542)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 11:18 – Updated: 2026-07-23 15:59
VLAI
Title
WordPress Kali Forms plugin <= 2.4.18 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Summary
Subscriber Arbitrary File Deletion in Kali Forms <= 2.4.18 versions.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WP Chill Kali Forms Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.4.18 (custom)
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Credits
daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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