CVE-2025-12895
CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.1%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2026-01-15T14:16:25.540
The Kalium 3 | Creative WordPress & WooCommerce Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the kalium_vc_contact_form_request() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.29. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to use the theme an an open mail relay and send email to arbitrary email addresses on the server’s behalf.
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How to fix CVE-2025-12895
CVE-2025-12895 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The Kalium 3 | Creative WordPress & WooCommerce Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the kalium_vc_contact_form_request() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.29. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to use the theme an an open mail relay and send email […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.29
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.30
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.29)
- Update to ≥ 3.30 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The Kalium 3 | Creative WordPress & WooCommerce Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the kalium_vc_contact_form_request() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.29. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to use the theme an an open mail relay and send email […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.29
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.30
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.29)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 3.30 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
EASY
Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
Public Exploits: Likely available
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 3.29
Safe: ≥ 3.30
Vulnerability Timeline
Jan 15, 2026
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Jan 15, 2026
Imported to Database
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