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.
Published: 2026-07-17
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Themeum
Themeum kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Themeum
Themeum kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-17T03:43:40.514Z

Reserved: 2026-07-10T20:01:36.121Z

Link: CVE-2026-15457

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T06:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')