Description
The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 runs the shortcode parser over the whole rendered Contact Form 7 form, including the values a visitor submitted, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project contact Form 7 Captcha
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project contact Form 7 Captcha
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 runs the shortcode parser over the whole rendered Contact Form 7 form, including the values a visitor submitted, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
Title Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Contact Form 7 Captcha Project Contact Form 7 Captcha
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:23:41.750Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T07:55:26.694Z

Link: CVE-2026-85117

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:21:47.492Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-09T07:16:58.647

Modified: 2026-09-09T16:17:13.383

Link: CVE-2026-85117

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T20:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')