CVE-2026-50188

Description

Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to 4.9.4 and 5.4.4, Kirby sites and plugins using the Kirby Http Remote class, including Remote::request(), Remote::get(), and Remote::post(), to send outgoing HTTP requests with untrusted data in the headers option could allow newline characters in a header value to inject a separate unintended request header to the remote service. This issue is fixed in versions 4.9.4 and 5.4.4.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-93 CWE-93

CWE-113 CWE-113

References

Other References

https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/commit/aa33414e1669e866cdd6f4decfae2a669e8bb828 https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/commit/fad9cbd22c73ed0fbd3aaf62310a8dcacfc007cd https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/4.9.4 https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.4.4 https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/security/advisories/GHSA-4v4h-m2qq-ppgw

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-50188? +

Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to 4.9.4 and 5.4.4, Kirby sites and plugins using the Kirby Http Remote class, including Remote::request(), Remote::get(), and Remote::post(), to send outgoing HTTP requests with untrusted data in the headers option could allow newline characters in a header value to inject a separate unintended request header to the remote service. This issue is fixed in versions 4.9.4 and 5.4.4.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-50188? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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