WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Kirki < 6.2.3 - Editor+ Stored XSS via Font Zip Upload
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 6.2.3 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Mohammed Abd Alrahman
Submitter
Mohammed Abd Alrahman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-18 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-08-18 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-18 (about 1 day ago)
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