CVE-2026-102291 PUBLISHED

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer <= 6.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'display_name'

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 28.09.2026 Published: 10.10.2026 Updated: 10.10.2026

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 This is due to the plugin substituting a user's display_name into the composed page markup unfiltered and then running the whole result through do_shortcode() in TheFrontend::replace_content(). Because display_name is writable by any user on their own account through the core profile form, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Where the page is a users collection — an ordinary team or member-directory page — the shortcode runs in the request of every visitor, including unauthenticated ones. Requires a published page with a Kirki element whose dynamic content is bound to the display_name user field.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor themeum
Product Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 6.3.1 (incl.)

Credits

  • dzaku finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') CWE