CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-84221

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Kirki WordPress plugin before version 6.3.0 does not escape a user-supplied identifier before using it in a SQL query, allowing users with editor-level access and above to append arbitrary SQL and read the contents of the database, including user credentials.

Risk Assessment

SQL injection can lead to complete data leakage, including passwords, potentially resulting in account takeover and full site compromise.

Recommendation

Update the Kirki plugin to version 6.3.0 or later, which includes a fix for escaping identifiers in SQL queries.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not escape a user-supplied identifier before using it in a SQL query, allowing users with editor-level access and above to append arbitrary SQL and read the contents of the database, including user credentials.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS