CVE-2026-81571: CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') in Brave
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.
CVE-2026-81571: CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') in Brave
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.8medium
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T06:56:20.875Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a98313aacd9273b49556b15
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 14:22:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:06:59 UTC
Views: 11
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