CVE-2026-12724

Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Password Reset Email via kirki-forgot-password

Published Jul 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions kirki
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-345
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Password Reset Email via kirki-forgot-password
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jul 20, 2026, 3:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026, 1:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 20, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Jul 20, 2026, 8:39 PM