Description
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not properly validate the files contained in archives uploaded by users with the Editor role, and does not remove all unwanted files after extracting them, allowing such users to upload arbitrary files to a web accessible directory, leading to Stored XSS as well as RCE on some server configurations.
Published: 2026-08-20
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not properly validate the files contained in archives uploaded by users with the Editor role, and does not remove all unwanted files after extracting them, allowing such users to upload arbitrary files to a web accessible directory, leading to Stored XSS as well as RCE on some server configurations.
Title Kirki < 6.2.3 - Editor+ Stored XSS via Font Zip Upload
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T06:00:16.110Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T12:17:35.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-74992

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T06:17:19.360

Modified: 2026-08-20T06:17:19.360

Link: CVE-2026-74992

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