CVE-2026-85117

Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation

Published Sep 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

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

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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2026, 3:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 3, 2026, 7:55 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 9, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 4:17 PM