Medium severity · published Jul 2, 2026
CVE-2026-12472
Kirki <= 6.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Content Injection (Mail Relay / Phishing) via 'emailBody' and 'emailSubject' Parameters
5.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.11. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary HTML-injected emails — including phishing messages embedding a real, valid WordPress password-reset URL for the targeted user — to any registered user via the site's own mail server, abusing its SPF/DKIM reputation. The attacker-controlled emailSubject parameter is passed to wp_mail() with only sanitize_text_field() applied, while emailBody 'text' items are concatenated raw into the HTML email body with no escaping, and 'chip' items can include the genuine WordPress password-reset link for the targeted account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KF
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer · themeum
through 6.0.11 · source: vendor
Affected product
KF
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
themeum
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12472
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12472
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L342
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L441
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L49
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.9/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L219
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3584702%40kirki&new=3584702%40kirki&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af01964f-018d-4d19-8627-8889877db105?source=cve
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