CVE-2026-84220
Kirki < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Comments Collection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.3.2 does not prevent shortcodes held in comments from being executed when it renders them, and displays comments regardless of their moderation status, allowing unauthenticated visitors to run shortcodes registered on the site and to read private custom fields of the page being viewed.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | WPScan |
Weaknesses
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KirkiUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5cfd004-dd57-4d42-858c-fbb9b9e320f6/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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