WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Kirki < 6.0.14 - Editor+ Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via family

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the family parameter due to insufficient validation of a user-supplied path. 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 site availability.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 6.0.14

References

Classification

Type
FILE DELETION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
PRISM
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-16 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-07-16 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-16 (about 1 month ago)

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