Description
The Brave WordPress plugin before 0.8.8 does not prevent a URL parameter used to pre-fill a form field from being passed to WordPress's shortcode engine, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server-side.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Brave
Brave brave
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Brave
Brave brave
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Brave WordPress plugin before 0.8.8 does not prevent a URL parameter used to pre-fill a form field from being passed to WordPress's shortcode engine, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server-side.
Title Brave Popup Builder < 0.8.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via UTM Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:57:37.122Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T06:56:20.875Z

Link: CVE-2026-81571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:43:45.753Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-02T15:17:42.917

Modified: 2026-09-03T17:50:37.690

Link: CVE-2026-81571

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T12:45:04Z

Weaknesses