Kahuna

Kahuna has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2024; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Kahuna has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by stealthcopter. Kahuna is installed on roughly 2,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4CVE-2024-43994

Kahuna <= 1.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

1 records
Kahuna screenshot
Latestv1.8.0
4.6(18)
92/100
Last Updated
2026-01-20 (8mo ago)
Active Installs
2,000+
Downloads
179,555
Requires WP
4.5+
Requires PHP
7.0+
Created
2017-11-07 (9y ago)

Kahuna is the big kahuna among WordPress themes. It proved itself with an exotic design, effective and easy to use customizer settings and a responsive, fully editable layout. Many personal and business sites have embraced it for a wide spectrum of uses, ranging from portfolio and photography sites to blogs and online shops. The features are too many to list but here are some of the main attractions: translatable, search engine optimized (both microformats and micordata), supports RTL (right-to-left) languages, supports eCommerce (WooCommerce), has both wide and boxed layouts, masonry bricks, socials, Google fonts, typography options, and a great customizable landing page. Now with full Gutenberg support. * DEMO: http://demos.cryoutcreations.eu/wp/kahuna/ *

Tags
BlogPortfolioOne columnCustom menuGrid layoutSticky postTwo columnsLeft sidebarMicroformatsPost formatsCustom colorsCustom headerEntertainmentRight sidebarTheme optionsThree columnsFooter widgetsFeatured imagesFlexible headerCustom backgroundThreaded commentsTranslation readyFull width templateFront page postingRTL language supportFeatured image header

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