CVE-2026-118166 json
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.15.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Dynamic Content Tag
published 2026-11-06 3 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-117972
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress WordPress plugin before 4.15.0 does not prevent request-derived values in its dynamic content tags from being processed as shortcodes when a form is embedded with its block, allowing unauthenticated visitors to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes with attacker-chosen attributes. This requires the site owner to have added a request-derived tag to the form content and to embed the form with the block rather than the classic shortcode.
Patch / fix
- Unknown MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.15.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8b2a564-25ae-4ed8-9c2c-989b104ba4c8/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/a8b2a564-25ae-4ed8-9c2c-989b104ba4c8/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118166
- NVD CVE-2026-118166
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