Description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.1 does not properly authorise its front-end form submission REST routes and passes attacker-controlled input through shortcode execution, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site, which on a default install leads to disclosure of the site administrator's email address and an arbitrary-recipient mail relay from the victim's domain.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kirki
Kirki kirki
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Kirki
Kirki kirki
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.1 does not properly authorise its front-end form submission REST routes and passes attacker-controlled input through shortcode execution, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site, which on a default install leads to disclosure of the site administrator's email address and an arbitrary-recipient mail relay from the victim's domain.
Title Kirki < 6.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Email Actions
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T12:12:18.556Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T12:09:27.936Z

Link: CVE-2026-16747

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T12:12:03.949Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T12:17:47.053

Modified: 2026-08-12T13:17:19.900

Link: CVE-2026-16747

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T23:00:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')