CVE-2026-8206 - Kirki 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password'

CVE-2026-8206 - Kirki 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password'

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:27
CVE ID :CVE-2026-8206
Published : June 2, 2026, 4:17 a.m. | 45 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 9.8 | CRITICAL
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