What is GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq?

GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 runs the shortcode parser over the whole...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq cover?

GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-85117. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq?

GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggqMediumCVSS 6.5

The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.9 runs the shortcode parser over the whole...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-85117 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85117
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e791e4a6-5ec1-49c7-9448-1d83ec4f4905
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f9wj-4mrj-xggq