Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85117Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in Contact Form 7 Captcha from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Contact Form 7 Captcha | 0.1.7 – before 0.1.9 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · 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/e791e4a6-5ec1-49c7-9448-1d83ec4f4905/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description