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CVE-2026-16974

MEDIUM 6.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 11, 2026
Last modified
August 12, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post_meta Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer Plugin · kirki
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 6.2.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer — Up to and including 6.2.0

References