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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.8

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
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References

Sources

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