CVE-2026-12853
The Flamingo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to enumerate taxonomy terms including channel names derived from Contact Form 7 form titles that may reveal internal form purposes, department names, or workflow identifiers, as well as submission counts per channel and contact tag names. The plugin's flamingo_map_meta_cap() filter restricts access to Flamingo's admin UI but does not extend to WordPress core APIs such as XML-RPC wp.getTerms and admin-ajax ajax-tag-search.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 22
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-862
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/capabilities.php#L5
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-contact.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-contact.php#L27
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.1/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/capabilities.php#L5
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-contact.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-contact.php#L27
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flamingo/tags/2.6.2/includes/class-inbound-message.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3611179/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e79a2b2-0491-4778-996d-0a0a80b2a338?source=cve
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