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CVE-2026-16974Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.4 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post_meta Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-79

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-11: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-11: 208-11
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
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Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-16974 The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post_meta Shortcode in all v… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16974 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-16974 El … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The post alerts that the Kirki WordPress plugin is vulnerable to stored XSS through the post_meta shortcode, linking to the CVE record but providing no PoC, exploit code, or patch details.

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    97 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-16974 The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post_meta Shortcode in all v… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16974

    Post summary

    The text announces a stored XSS vulnerability in the Kirki WordPress plugin, but does not mention any PoC, active exploitation, or mitigation.

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