CVE-2026-84220

Kirki < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Comments Collection

Published Oct 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki
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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Kirki < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Comments Collection
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 3:00 PM
Reserved
Sep 1, 2026, 11:50 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 9, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 3:17 PM