CVE-2026-84222
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CVE-2026-84222 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Kirki | >= 6.2.1, < 6.3.0 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
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