VDB-401610 · CVE-2026-85117 · GCVE-0-2026-85117

Contact Form 7 Captcha Plugin up to 0.1.8 on WordPress Shortcode Parser injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Contact Form 7 Captcha Plugin up to 0.1.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Parser. The manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-85117. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Contact Form 7 Captcha Plugin up to 0.1.8. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Shortcode Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-85117 since 09/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Contact Form 7 Captcha Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (WPScan): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Contact Form 7 Captcha Plugin 0.1.9

Timelineinfo

09/03/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-85117 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-85117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401610

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 08:50
Changes: 09/09/2026 08:50 (64)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103