Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-84744WPForms Lite 1.5.0.1 - 2.0.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection in WPForms from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WPForms Lite WordPress plugin from 1.5.0.1 to 2.0.2 does not remove shortcode delimiters from submitted field values before writing them back into the rendered form, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site and read the details of attachments belonging to non-public posts.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99c4a9fc-114e-4d39-80aa-0e9544125794/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description