5.3

CVE-2026-12723: unknown kirki Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 20-07-2026Last modified 20-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-12723 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in unknown kirki. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 6.0.12.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 20-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • kirki≤ 6.0.11 (fixed in 6.0.12)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links