Flamingo <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Tag Information Disclosure via wp.getTerms and ajax-tag-search

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5.4

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2026-12853
CVSS	5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published	September 6, 2026
Last Updated	September 7, 2026
Researcher	jopet

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Flamingo

Flamingo

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	flamingo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 2.6.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 2.6.2
Patched Version	2.6.3

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Researchers:

#	Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Researchers	Date
1	Flamingo <= 2.1 - CSV Injection		6.4		January 15, 2020

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