CVE Explorer
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Kirki","vendor":"Unknown","versions":[{"lessThan":"6.0.12","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["exploit","vdb-entry","technical-description"],"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76df2c61-4ba7-4987-9e61-5d02142b3db5/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ea9c158ba7b48523ef4ab3daed6e8ca6c024c0d7f60233ac62d3495b33316a4b · sha256:8bfc93fd08cb4066… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.