Auth bypass in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
CVE-2026-18347
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to read arbitrary user metadata and sensitive user record fields — including email address, assigned roles, registration date, and any user_meta values — belonging to any WordPress user including administrators, by supplying a target user ID with a user-type context to the frontend collection endpoint.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa1e0bcd-f881-4b01-b802-7cb18…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/HelperFunctions.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.1.1/includes/Ajax/Users.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/API/Frontend/Contr…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/includes/HelperFunctions.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18347?
- CVE-2026-18347 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18347?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.