WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 0.1.9 References
CVE
Classification
Type
INJECTION
OWASP top 10
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-07 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-07 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-07 (about 1 day ago)
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