CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-85117

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before version 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can execute arbitrary shortcodes, potentially leading to site takeover, data theft, or malware distribution. It may also compromise content integrity and user trust.

Recommendation

Update the Contact Form 7 Captcha plugin to version 0.1.9 or later. Also check other plugins for similar shortcode injection vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS