CVE-2026-89274: WP Recipe Maker · Code Injection
Affects WP Recipe MakerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| brechtvdsWP Recipe Maker | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. Until a fix is available, site administrators should carefully control comment approval processes to prevent malicious shortcode injection via comments. Disabling or restricting shortcode execution in metadata rendering may also mitigate risk.
Description
The WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin up to version 10.8.1 contains a critical vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary registered WordPress shortcodes server-side. This occurs because the plugin executes shortcodes embedded in user-supplied comment content without proper sanitization before rendering recipe pages. Exploitation requires the attacker's comment to be approved, after which malicious shortcode output can be embedded in the page metadata and disclosed to visitors.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6ad49ff-85eb-4d05-ba23-51d89695add3?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker&new=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker (opens in a new tab)