Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer <= 6.3.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Registration Metadata
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-102173 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-07 06:16:33 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 13:24:53 UTC |
| Description | The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via registration metadata in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 This is due to insufficient escaping in `ExceptionalElements::image_element()`, which concatenates a user-meta value straight into an `<img src="…">` attribute. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses a page rendering a Kirki users collection whose image element is bound to one of the nine registration meta fields. Requires public user registration to be enabled and a published page carrying a `kirki-register` element, which prints the required element nonce into the public markup. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Themeum | Kirki Freeform Page Builder Website Builder Customizer | affected 6.3.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/includes/Frontend/Preview/Exceptiona... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/368001e9-3806-41d5-902e-0facf... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementG... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibF... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibF... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/includes/HelperFunctions.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/includes/Frontend/Preview/Exceptiona... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/includes/Frontend/Preview/Utils.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3718900/kirki/trunk/includes/Frontend/Preview/Excep... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.3.1/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibF... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Hippolyte Quéré (Hippie) (Hippie) (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-09-28T19:14:50.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-10-06T16:28:09.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.