CVE-2026-12723

Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Comment Modification and Moderation Bypass via Component Library

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.

Affected

Kirki

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 26th percentile

Published

2026-07-20

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry