WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

MW WP Form < 5.1.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Completion Message Merge Tags

Description

The plugin does not prevent shortcodes in user-submitted values from being executed when it merges those values into a message that it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site. Exploitation requires the site to have been configured to echo a submitted value back to the visitor after submission.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 5.1.5

References

Classification

Type
INJECTION
OWASP top 10

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-08-27 (about 5 days ago)
Added
2026-08-27 (about 4 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-31 (about 9 hours ago)

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