FKIE_CVE-2026-8206
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-02 04:17 - Updated: 2026-07-22 19:10
Severity
Summary
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.6. This is due to the plugin accepting an arbitrary email address when a username is used in the password reset request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send a password reset link for any user registered on the site to their own email address.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Kirki \u2013 Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder \u0026 Customizer",
"vendor": "themeum",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.6",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "The Kirki \u2013 Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder \u0026 Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.6. This is due to the plugin accepting an arbitrary email address when a username is used in the password reset request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send a password reset link for any user registered on the site to their own email address."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin Kirki - Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder \u0026 Customizer para WordPress es vulnerable a escalada de privilegios mediante toma de control de cuenta en todas las versiones 6.0.0 a 6.0.6. Esto se debe a que el plugin acepta una direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico arbitraria cuando se utiliza un nombre de usuario en la solicitud de restablecimiento de contrase\u00f1a. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados env\u00eden un enlace de restablecimiento de contrase\u00f1a para cualquier usuario registrado en el sitio a su propia direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-8206",
"lastModified": "2026-07-22T19:10:00.120",
"metrics": {
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"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 9.8,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
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"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "yes"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-06-02T10:39:27.000769Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-06-02T04:17:03.550",
"references": [
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L48"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L227"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L48"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L227"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3530843/kirki"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b5630bd-5bce-4226-959f-5e81ae69b799?source=cve"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"weaknesses": [
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"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-269"
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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