CVE-2026-15601
What it is
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal (Zip Slip) in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the extract_zip_file function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to write arbitrary files on the server, which can allow for remote code execution. The install_app, update_app, and get_kirki_template_from_zip code paths accept a user-supplied app src value to construct the download URL, and no sanitization is applied to prevent a crafted ZIP from being fetched and extracted with path-traversing entry names that escape the intended destination directory.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AppsController.php#L27
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Services/AppsService.php#L113
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Services/AppsService.php#L186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Supports/FileHandler.php#L90
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/includes/Ajax/Apps.php#L176
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/routes/api.php#L77
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AppsController.php#L27
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/AppsService.php#L113
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/AppsService.php#L186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Supports/FileHandler.php#L90
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/includes/Ajax/Apps.php#L176
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L77
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3617070%40kirki&new=3617070%40kirki
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ccd1314-b9b9-4f63-820c-2817a4932ee8?source=cve