What is CVE-2026-84744?

CVE-2026-84744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforms, classified under CWE-94 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE ('CODE INJECTION'). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-84744?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wpforms

CVE-2026-84744

The WPForms Lite WordPress plugin from 1.5.0.1 to 2.0.2 does not remove shortcode delimiters from submitted field values before writing them back into the rendered form, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site and read the details of attachments belonging to non-public posts.

Published 2026-09-28.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Wpforms

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/99c4a9fc-114e-4d39-80aa-0e9544125794/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84744?: CVE-2026-84744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforms, classified under CWE-94 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE ('CODE INJECTION'). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-84744?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.