Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-18347Kirki <= 6.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'context' Parameter
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer from themeum. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to read arbitrary user metadata and sensitive user record fields — including email address, assigned roles, registration date, and any user_meta values — belonging to any WordPress user including administrators, by supplying a target user ID with a user-type context to the frontend collection endpoint.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themeum | Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer | 0 – through 6.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa1e0bcd-f881-4b01-b802-7cb18a22a07f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/CollectionController.php#L97
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/CollectionController.php#L97
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/FrontendRESTController.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/FrontendRESTController.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/HelperFunctions.php#L1098
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/Ajax/Users.php#L227
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/FrontendRESTController.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Controllers/FrontendRESTController.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/HelperFunctions.php#L1098
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/Ajax/Users.php#L227
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3629933%40kirki&new=3629933%40kirki