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CVE-2026-12472

MEDIUM 5.3

Kirki <= 6.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Content Injection (Mail Relay / Phishing) via 'emailBody' and 'emailSubject' Parameters

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.5%
EPSS Percentile
39th

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.11. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary HTML-injected emails — including phishing messages embedding a real, valid WordPress password-reset URL for the targeted user — to any registered user via the site's own mail server, abusing its SPF/DKIM reputation. The attacker-controlled emailSubject parameter is passed to wp_mail() with only sanitize_text_field() applied, while emailBody 'text' items are concatenated raw into the HTML email body with no escaping, and 'chip' items can include the genuine WordPress password-reset link for the targeted account.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor themeum
Product kirki – freeform page builder, website builder & customizer
Published Jul 2, 2026
Last Updated Jul 2, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

themeum / Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
0 ≤ 6.0.11

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af01964f-018d-4d19-8627-8889877db105?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L342 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L441 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L49 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L219 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3584702%40kirki&new=3584702%40kirki&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Credits

Niv Kochan Matan Bahar