WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Kirki 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password'
Description
The plugin is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover due to accepting an arbitrary email address when a username is supplied in the password reset request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to have the password reset link for any registered user — including administrators — sent to an attacker-controlled email address, leading to full account takeover.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
CHOIGYEONGMIN
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-06-01 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-06-01 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-27 (about 7 hours ago)