๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-12723

MEDIUM 5.3

Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Comment Modification and Moderation Bypass via Component Library

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
4th

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.

Vendor unknown
Product kirki
Published Jul 20, 2026
Last Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Affected Versions

Unknown / Kirki
0 < 6.0.12

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wpscan.com: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76df2c61-4ba7-4987-9e61-5d02142b3db5/

Credits

Shivamani Vastrala WPScan