CVE-2026-8073 (GCVE-0-2026-8073)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-19 18:33
Modified
2026-05-19 20:01
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
Summary
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation and missing capability check in the 'downloadZIP' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and delete arbitrary files limited in the WordPress uploads base directory.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| themeum | Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer |
Version: 0 ≤ 6.0.6 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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