Kirki exposes user emails, private content, and settings
Kirki before 6.0.14 omits capability checks from endpoints exposed through a public AJAX action. An unauthenticated attacker can retrieve registered-user and comment-author email addresses together with non-public page content and settings.
- Component
- Kirki
- Plugin slug
kirki- Affected
- < 6.0.14
- Safe version
6.0.14- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 26, 2026 and is one of 42 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to 6.0.14 or later and assess exposed user data, private content, and settings for confidentiality impact.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.14 does not perform a capability check on some endpoints of one of its public AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the email addresses of registered users and comment authors, as well as non-public page content and settings.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N