CVE-2026-12723: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the content of arbitrary e
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the content of arbitrary existing comments and to create pre-approved comments under a spoofed identity, bypassing comment moderation.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12723
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-127230.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-12723 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Kirki WordPress plugin
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.
- mediumCVE-2026-15601: The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulner…nvd · 2026-08-01
- 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-2026-13464: 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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