CVE-2026-12724 json
Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Password Reset Email via kirki-forgot-password
published 2026-07-20 3 mo ago modified 2026-07-20 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-45883
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not sanitise or escape the email subject and body values supplied in a request before including them in the password-reset email it sends as HTML, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into the message delivered to a registered user, which can be used for phishing.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Kirki 6.0.12
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6c2d4489-de82-472d-a5f7-dc01b305fdd0/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Kirki
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/6c2d4489-de82-472d-a5f7-dc01b305fdd0/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12724
- NVD CVE-2026-12724
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