CVE-2026-85117
Received
Received - Intake
Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress Plugin
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-85117, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-09
Last updated on: 2026-09-09
Assigner: WPScan
Description
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.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| contact_form_7_captcha | contact_form_7_captcha | to 0.1.9 (exc) |
| wpninjas | contact_form_7_captcha | to 0.1.9 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
