EUVD-2026-74724
GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network exploitation via public web form; impact bounded by registered shortcodes, conservatively C:L/I:L absent confirmation of code-execution shortcodes.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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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.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated shortcode injection in the Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 allows any site visitor to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes registered on the target site. The plugin incorrectly passes visitor-submitted form field values through the WordPress shortcode parser without sanitization, meaning an attacker submitting a shortcode tag as a form value triggers its execution in the rendered response. …
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| Exploitation | No authentication is required - exploitation is possible by any anonymous site visitor who can submit the Contact Form 7 form. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) captures the unauthenticated, network-accessible exploitation path accurately, but significantly understates real-world impact in many WordPress deployments. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update the Contact Form 7 Captcha plugin to version 0.1.9 or later, which is the vendor-released patch per the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e791e4a6-5ec1-49c7-9448-1d83ec4f4905/. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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