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CVE-2026-85117— Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation

Quick assessment

Affected

Unknown Contact Form 7 Captcha

Exploitation

No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure

Recommended action

Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress 插件在 0.1.9 版本之前，会在渲染后的整个 Contact Form 7 表单（包括访客提交的值）上运行短代码解析器，使得未认证的用户能够执行站点上已注册的任意短代码。

CVSS 6.5 · Medium EPSS 0.31% · P24 Updated Sep 09, 2026

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

Affected Version Matrix 1

Vendor	Product	Version Range	Status
Unknown	Contact Form 7 Captcha	`0.1.7< 0.1.9`	affected

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Vulnerability Title

Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 - 0.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability 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.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

N/A

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
Unknown	Contact Form 7 Captcha	0.1.7 ~ 0.1.9	-

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Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-85117 (1)

🔗 Contact Form 7 Captcha 0.1.7 – 0.1.8 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Form Field Repopulation | CVE 2026-85117 | Plugin Vulnerabilities exploit vdb-entry technical-description

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85117

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