CVE-2026-15457
Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Jul 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 10, 2026
Description
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the 'family' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary directories on the server, which can result in loss of data and availability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizerthemeum |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a52285-2d0c-4b29-8dab-18a3e3640e5c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/routes/api.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3608888%40kirki&new=3608888%40kirki
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