CVE-2026-44175
Published:July 16, 2026
Updated:July 21, 2026
Kirby is an open-source content management system. In versions prior to 4.9.1 and 5.4.1, Kirby did not securely sanitize the contents of the list field on save, leaving it vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS). Kirby's list field stores its formatted content as HTML, and unlike other field types, its HTML special characters cannot be escaped without losing the formatting. Sanitization was only enforced client-side in the Panel, while the server did not sanitize the content on save. As a result, an attacker could bypass the Panel and send malicious HTML directly to Kirby's API, storing unsanitized markup in the content file. That markup would then be rendered on the site frontend and executed in the browsers of site visitors and logged-in users browsing the site, resulting in persistent XSS. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.9.1 and 5.4.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/getkirby/kirby.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <4.9.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.9.1https://github.com/getkirby/kirby.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.4.1getkirby/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-release-3.6.1/3459-str-empty-needle <4.9.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.9.1getkirby/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.4.1Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.25