# CVE-2026-112348: Kirki reCAPTCHA bypass in form submission

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-112348-kirki-plugin-for-wordpress-before-6-2-5-contains-a-recaptcha  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-30. Updated: 2026-10-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-112348 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-30

Kirki is a WordPress page builder and form plugin. An attacker can submit forms without completing reCAPTCHA verification by omitting a security token, allowing unlimited spam submissions, unwanted notification emails, and unauthorized database writes.

Technologies: [Themeum Kirki](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kirki). Vendors: [Themeum](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/themeum).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-112348 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112348 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-112348?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 30 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Themeum Kirki before 6.2.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112348?** Yes: fixed in 6.2.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-112348 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-112348?** Check whether you run Themeum Kirki at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 6.2.5

## Technical details

The form submission endpoint's verify() method returns early if the g-recaptcha-token field is empty or absent, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass reCAPTCHA validation. This results in unbounded form submissions triggering notification emails, webhooks, and writes to the submissions table without proper security verification.

## Affected products

- Themeum Kirki before 6.2.5

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30: disclosed

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins/kirki/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/kirki/)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kirki-wordpress-plugin-recaptcha-bypass-via-missing-token](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kirki-wordpress-plugin-recaptcha-bypass-via-missing-token)

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