---
id: CVE-2026-85116
title: >-
  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 exe…
summary: >-
  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 exe…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
product: Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
affected:
  - simple_captcha_with_cloudflare_turnstile >= 1.2.2 < 1.42.3
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T17:35:21.440'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85116'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7bab04a6-59ef-4b4f-a374-ddc5a2a52b60/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T12:06:00.962514Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T16:45:47.922Z'
epss: 0.00306
epssPercentile: 0.20746
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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