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.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rocklobsterinc
Rocklobsterinc flamingo
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Rocklobsterinc
Rocklobsterinc flamingo
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Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Flamingo <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Tag Information Disclosure via wp.getTerms and ajax-tag-search
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T16:55:41.997Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T03:59:45.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-12853

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T16:37:13.580Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-07T13:18:04.133

Modified: 2026-09-08T17:17:32.367

Link: CVE-2026-12853

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:37:20Z

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