CVE-2026-12723

mediumCVSS 5.3covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-07-20

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.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

mediumCVE-2026-12723: The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not perform any authorisation check on one of it…nvd · 2026-07-20

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