Is CVE-2024-1217 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-1217 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-1217?

CVE-2024-1217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-1217?

CVE-2024-1217 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1217?

Upgrade contact form builder to 2.3.42 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-1217

HIGH

7.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Contact Form builder with drag & drop for WordPress – Kali Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin deactivation due to a missing capability check on the await_plugin_deactivation function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.41. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to deactivate any active plugins.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

contact form builderNVD

Affected:< 2.3.42Fixed in:2.3.42CVE-2024-1217derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

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CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.