CVE-2026-15601
CVE-2026-15601 — Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Write (Zip Slip)
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.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, Wordfence
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
4.9
MEDIUM
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-22
References
14 on the record
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ccd1314-b9b9-4f63-820c-2817a4932ee8?source=cve
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Supports/FileHandler.php#L90
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/AppsService.php#L113
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Services/AppsService.php#L186
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AppsController.php#L27
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/routes/api.php#L77
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.13/includes/Ajax/Apps.php#L176
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.12/app/Supports/FileHandler.php#L90
reference
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.