CVE-2026-16974Kirki - Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer <= 6.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post_meta Shortcode
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer themeum:kirki_freeform_page_builder_website_builder_and_customizer (from the name) | through 6.2.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d9fe6b4-8696-45eb-bdb8-764dea7cce88?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3636487
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