Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Password Reset Email via kirki-forgot-password
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-12724 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-20 07:16:34 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-20 20:39:31 UTC |
| Description | The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not sanitise or escape the email subject and body values supplied in a request before including them in the password-reset email it sends as HTML, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML into the message delivered to a registered user, which can be used for phishing. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001000000 probability, percentile 0.010280000 (date 2026-07-20)
Problem Types: CWE-345 | CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity | CWE-345 CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/6c2d4489-de82-472d-a5f7-dc01b305fdd0 | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Tarcísio Luchesi (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.