CVE-2026-86601 json
WP Recipe Maker < 10.8.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Comment Content
published 2026-09-23 47 d ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2026-85188
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin before 10.8.2 does not remove shortcodes from comment content before expanding it while building a page's structured metadata, allowing unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes executed server side and to read the content of unpublished recipes.
Patch / fix
- Unknown WP Recipe Maker 10.8.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 47 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be6b1fb1-222d-4563-8a19-41bed1960001/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown WP Recipe Maker
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/be6b1fb1-222d-4563-8a19-41bed1960001/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86601
- NVD CVE-2026-86601
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