---
id: CVE-2026-84221
title: >-
  The Kirki  WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not escape a user-supplied
  identifier before using it in a SQL query, allowing users with editor-level
  access and above to append arbitrary SQL and read the contents of the
  database, includin…
summary: >-
  The Kirki  WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not escape a user-supplied
  identifier before using it in a SQL query, allowing users with editor-level
  access and above to append arbitrary SQL and read the contents of the
  database, includin…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-89
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:09:21.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84221'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6c34da62-46fb-4dd4-a433-bd3df4d9fcfd/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00398
epssPercentile: 0.31137
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T05:50:39.579Z'
---

## Overview

The Kirki  WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not escape a user-supplied identifier before using it in a SQL query, allowing users with editor-level access and above to append arbitrary SQL and read the contents of the database, including user credentials.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.