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CVE-2026-102291

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer <= 6.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'display_name'

themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
CVSS
5.4Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.30%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published10 Oct 2026Updated 11 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 This is due to the plugin substituting a user's display_name into the composed page markup unfiltered and then running the whole result through do_shortcode() in TheFrontend::replace_content(). Because display_name is writable by any user on their own account through the core profile form, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Where the page is a users collection — an ordinary team or member-directory page — the shortcode runs in the request of every visitor, including unauthenticated ones. Requires a published page with a Kirki element whose dynamic content is bound to the display_name user field.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizeraffected: all versions through 6.3.1CVE List

References 8