Kirki exposes unpublished and private page content
Kirki versions 6.2.1 to before 6.3.0 return rendered page content without checking whether the requester may read the post. Unauthenticated users can retrieve private, draft, pending, and trashed page content.
- Component
- Kirki
- Plugin slug
kirki- Affected
- 6.2.1 to < 6.3.0
- Safe version
6.3.0- Published
- Sep 09, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 09, 2026 and is one of 42 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Kirki to 6.3.0 or later. The authoritative record identifies this release as outside the affected range.
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 6.3.0 does not check whether the requester is allowed to read a post before rendering and returning its page content, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the content of pages that are not publicly available, such as private, draft, pending and trashed ones.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N