CVE-2026-15601: 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
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.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15601
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15601 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Kirki
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-12721: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.13 does not properly sanitise and escape a value taken f…nvd · 2026-07-31
- highCVE-2026-12720: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.13 does not restrict which classes may be instantiated w…nvd · 2026-07-31
- mediumCVE-2026-65436: Editor Arbitrary File Deletion in Kirki <= 6.0.13 versions.nvd · 2026-07-27
- mediumCVE-2026-13464: The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulner…nvd · 2026-07-24
- criticalCVE-2026-13147: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not validate a user-supplied URL before requesti…nvd · 2026-07-20
- mediumCVE-2026-12724: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not sanitise or escape the email subject and bod…nvd · 2026-07-20
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