CVE-2026-15457 PUBLISHED

Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 10.07.2026 Published: 17.07.2026 Updated: 17.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.9

Product Status

Vendor themeum
Product Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 6.0.13 (incl.)

Credits

  • PRISM finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE