Description
The Kirki plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.5 via deserialization of untrusted input through the 'get-single-symbol' branch of the kirki_post_apis() AJAX dispatcher due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to overwrite an administrator's password and gain administrative access.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Themeum
Themeum kirki
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki
Vendors & Products Themeum
Themeum kirki
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0100

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Description The Kirki plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.5 via deserialization of untrusted input through the 'get-single-symbol' branch of the kirki_post_apis() AJAX dispatcher due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to overwrite an administrator's password and gain administrative access.
Title Kirki <= 6.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection to Administrator Account Takeover via 'get-single-symbol' AJAX Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T06:40:42.359Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T13:50:00.008Z

Link: CVE-2026-75891

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T07:16:32.500

Modified: 2026-10-27T07:16:32.500

Link: CVE-2026-75891

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Updated: 2026-10-27T09:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data