Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-84219Kirki 6.2.1 - 6.2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via HTML Entity Decoding
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in Kirki from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not hold back every spelling of the HTML entities it decodes when rendering, allowing unauthenticated users to store JavaScript in a comment which then runs in the session of anyone viewing a page that displays it, including an administrator, and on every page of the site when its header or footer is built to show comments.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e95bd1e3-6f61-423f-add6-519e1ca7bf66/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description