CVE-2026-16747CWE-74

CVE-2026-16747

Medium · published August 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.1 does not properly authorise its front-end form submission REST routes and passes attacker-controlled input through shortcode execution, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site, which on a default install leads to disclosure of the site administrator's email address and an arbitrary-recipient mail relay from the victim's domain.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00367 · 29.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Published
2026-08-12T16:17Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 AUG 11:24Z
    Kirki < 6.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Email Actions
    cvelistv5