---
id: CVE-2026-80440
title: >-
  The Hustle WordPress plugin before 7.8.14.2 does not prevent shortcodes in
  submitted form values from being executed when it substitutes those values
  into the message it returns after submission, because the guard it applies can
  be defea…
summary: >-
  The Hustle WordPress plugin before 7.8.14.2 does not prevent shortcodes in
  submitted form values from being executed when it substitutes those values
  into the message it returns after submission, because the guard it applies can
  be defea…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
product: Hustle
affected:
  - Hustle >= 7.0.0.1 < 7.8.14.2
published: '2026-09-09'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:17:09.797'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80440'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b86b462-e021-4906-bbf3-bf83f89a03ee/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-09T15:22:21.634590Z'
epss: 0.00243
epssPercentile: 0.13813
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T07:03:03.596Z'
---

## Overview

The Hustle WordPress plugin before 7.8.14.2 does not prevent shortcodes in submitted form values from being executed when it substitutes those values into the message it returns after submission, because the guard it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.