CVE-2026-74992: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kirki
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not properly validate the files contained in archives uploaded by users with the Editor role, and does not remove all unwanted files after extracting them, allowing such users to upload arbitrary files to a web accessible directory, leading to Stored XSS as well as RCE on some server configurations.
CVE-2026-74992: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kirki
Description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not properly validate the files contained in archives uploaded by users with the Editor role, and does not remove all unwanted files after extracting them, allowing such users to upload arbitrary files to a web accessible directory, leading to Stored XSS as well as RCE on some server configurations.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-17T12:17:35.726Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8699b9acd9273b49344186
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 06:07:53 UTC
Last updated: 08/20/2026, 06:07:53 UTC
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