Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85116Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 1.2.2 - 1.42.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Contact Form 7 Field Repopulation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 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 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile WordPress plugin from 1.2.2 before 1.42.3 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 | Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile | 1.2.2 – before 1.42.3 |
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/7bab04a6-59ef-4b4f-a374-ddc5a2a52b60/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description