๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-12853

MEDIUM 5.4

Flamingo <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Tag Information Disclosure via wp.getTerms and ajax-tag-search

CVSS Score
5.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Flamingo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to enumerate taxonomy terms including channel names derived from Contact Form 7 form titles that may reveal internal form purposes, department names, or workflow identifiers, as well as submission counts per channel and contact tag names. The plugin's flamingo_map_meta_cap() filter restricts access to Flamingo's admin UI but does not extend to WordPress core APIs such as XML-RPC wp.getTerms and admin-ajax ajax-tag-search.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor rocklobsterinc
Product flamingo
Published Sep 7, 2026
Last Updated Sep 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

rocklobsterinc / Flamingo
0 โ‰ค 2.6.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e79a2b2-0491-4778-996d-0a0a80b2a338?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L29 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L46 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-contact.php#L27 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L46 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-contact.php#L27 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L29 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-contact.php#L18 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/capabilities.php#L5 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-contact.php#L18 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/capabilities.php#L5 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3611179/

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