Name: CVE-2026-17037: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-17037, CWE-79, CVSS 7.2, EPSS 0.00318

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘comment’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.2
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Kirki Plugin	—	Update kirki plugin to version 6.2.1, or a newer patched version	Oct 30, 2026	Sep 10, 2026

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CVSS Details

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