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CVE-2026-15457: Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-17 · updated 2026-07-21
- Weakness: CWE-22
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.
Affected products
References
- 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/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/routes/api.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
- 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/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3608888%40kirki&new=3608888%40kirki
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a52285-2d0c-4b29-8dab-18a3e3640e5c?source=cve
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