CVE-2026-85116

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 1.2.2 - 1.42.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Contact Form 7 Field Repopulation

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Sep 11, 2026
Updated: Sep 11, 2026
Reserved: Sep 3, 2026

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Description

The Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile WordPress plugin from 1.2.2 before 1.42.3 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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	WPScan

Weaknesses

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare TurnstileUnknown	1.2.2 to before 1.42.3Affected

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7bab04a6-59ef-4b4f-a374-ddc5a2a52b60/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

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