01 Record
CVE-2026-15457
Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score4.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 66.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-21.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-17 03:43Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-21 01:27Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9bbc5e44f18383a812f24ada4f6b168ef530e7925b44beb6547e2834e468ddd2
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a52285-2d0c-4b29-8dab-18a3e3640e5c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L74
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Services/FontService.php#L157
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GlobalDataController.php#L105
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/routes/api.php#L74
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/includes/Ajax/Media.php#L996
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3608888%40kirki&new=3608888%40kirki