CVE-2026-78363 PUBLISHED

MW WP Form < 5.1.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Completion Message Merge Tags

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 24.08.2026 Published: 01.09.2026 Updated: 01.09.2026

The MW WP Form WordPress plugin before 5.1.5 does not prevent shortcodes in user-submitted values from being executed when it merges those values into a message that it later processes for shortcodes, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site. Exploitation requires the site to have been configured to echo a submitted value back to the visitor after submission.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product MW WP Form
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.1.5 (excl.)

Credits

  • Jakub Herman finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

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