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CVE-2026-15457

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

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2026 at 03:43 AM UTC
Updated: July 21, 2026 at 03:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKirki

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Kirki· Themeumwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 6.0.13

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (10)

Source: cverecord
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a52285-2d0c-4b29-8dab-18a3e3640e5c?source=cve
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L74
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/routes/api.php#L74

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.9MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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