CVE-2026-45334
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, the content-locking feature returned lock information without checking the requesting user's access permissions. Kirby's Panel includes a content-locking feature that records which user currently has a model open for editing. This lock prevents conflicting edits by multiple users and displays the locking user's identity in the Panel UI so other users know who to contact. Internally, the locking user's email address and identifier are included in every Panel view payload and in error responses returned when a user attempts to edit a model that is currently locked by another user. This allowed a low-privilege authenticated Panel user, whose role was configured with users.access: false or users.list: false, to learn the email address and identifier of any user who currently had a model open for editing in the Panel, including administrators and other higher-privilege users. Content locks are active for a configurable window (10 minutes by default). The email address can allow admin account enumeration, target phishing, and feed credential-stuffing attacks against the Kirby installation or other sites. The internal user ID can be cross-referenced with other endpoints once the requester has obtained a higher privilege through unrelated means. 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) >=5.0.0 <5.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.4.1https://github.com/getkirby/kirby.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <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 5.4.1getkirby/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-release-3.6.1/3459-str-empty-needle <4.9.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.9.1Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36