Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2026· Updated Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-8206
CVE-2026-8206
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: 6.0.0 to 6.0.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3530843/kirkinvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b5630bd-5bce-4226-959f-5e81ae69b799nvd
News mentions
6- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 1, 2026 to June 7, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 11, 2026
- ⚡ Weekly Recap: Instagram Account Hacks, Android Zero-Day, GitHub Worm and MoreThe Hacker News · Jun 8, 2026
- WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 500,000+ Websites to Privilege Escalation AttacksCyber Security News · Jun 3, 2026
- Kirki, Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Flaws in Attackers’ CrosshairsSecurityWeek · Jun 3, 2026
- Critical Kirki flaw exploited to hijack WordPress admin accountsBleepingComputer · Jun 2, 2026
- Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Kirki WordPress PluginWordfence Blog · Jun 1, 2026