Kirki 6.2.1 - 6.2.5 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Post Content Disclosure via 'kirki_data' Parameter
Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Kirki (Unknown): 6.3.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Kirki | 6.2.1 to before 6.3.0 | 6.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Kirki VendorUnknown Affected 6.2.1 to before 6.3.0 Fixed in 6.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Kirki (Unknown) Fixed in 6.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jj4-qrcw-j6vx
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9jj4-qrcw-j6vx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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