CVE-2026-12723

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.3 Medium

Status

Deferred - contact@wpscan.com

Published

2026-07-20

Last modified

2026-07-20

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected products

• Kirki (Unknown)

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76df2c61-4ba7-4987-9e61-5d02142b3db5/