---
id: "CVE-2026-42694"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-42694"]
title: "Kirki WordPress plugin: stored script injection through web pages, up to 6.4.0"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["kirki", "package", "themes", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["kirki-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T16:18:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T16:31:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42694", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00"}]
---

# Kirki WordPress plugin: stored script injection through web pages, up to 6.4.0

Kirki, a WordPress theme-options framework by Themeum, has a cross-site scripting flaw that lets injected HTML and script run in a visitor's page. An attacker who can get markup into a Kirki-controlled field can run scripts in the browser of anyone who views it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Kirki version in the WordPress admin plugins list or in the theme's bundled Kirki directory; compare against `6.4.0`.

## Fix

- Kirki versions through `6.4.0` are affected; the sources do not name a fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T16:25:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42694

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Code Injection.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through 6.4.0.

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