CVE-2026-12724 Kirki < 6.0.12 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Password Reset Email via kirki-forgot-password
Unauthenticated attackers can inject HTML into password reset emails, enabling phishing attacks against registered users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12724?
CVE-2026-12724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Kirki, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12724?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-12724 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12724 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg2c-9mhj-9pvj.