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Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-57725

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 5 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through <= 6.0.11.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Themeum Kirki WordPress plugin versions through 6.0.11 allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript scripts into web pages through improper input neutralization. The vulnerability is network-exploitable with user interaction required, as indicated by the CVSS vector.

MitigationUpdate Kirki plugin to the latest available version beyond 6.0.11 to obtain the security patch. If no patched version exists, consider disabling the plugin or implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block XSS attack patterns until a fix is available.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Kirki plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the kirki folder
    Affected if Kirki plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine installed Kirki version
    In WordPress admin, click on the Kirki plugin to view version details, or open /wp-content/plugins/kirki/readme.txt and check the version header
    Affected if Unable to determine version or version is readable
  3. Compare version against affected range
    The vulnerability affects versions through 6.0.11. If your version is 6.0.11 or lower (e.g., 6.0.10, 6.0.9, etc.), you are within the affected range
    Affected if Installed version is 6.0.11 or any version lower than 6.0.11
  4. Confirm plugin is actively used
    Check if the Kirki plugin controls any theme customizer settings by visiting Appearance > Customize in WordPress admin, or inspect frontend page source for kirki-related CSS/JS
    Affected if Plugin is installed but not actively used in customizer may reduce exposure but does not eliminate the vulnerability

If Kirki plugin version is 6.0.11 or lower and the plugin is active, the environment is affected by this stored XSS vulnerability.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Kirki plugin to the latest available version beyond 6.0.11 to obtain the security patch. If no patched version exists, consider disabling the plugin or implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block XSS attack patterns until a fix is available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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