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CVE-2026-12122 (GCVE-0-2026-12122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-02 08:33 – Updated: 2026-07-02 12:20
VLAI
Title
Kirki <= 6.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via kirki_post_apis_nopriv AJAX Action
Summary
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.11 via the get_single_symbol. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the full builder metadata and rendered HTML of any kirki_symbol post — including unpublished drafts — by supplying a sequential WordPress post ID.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-02 12:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.0.11 (semver)
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Credits
Jagadesh Achanta
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