CVE-2026-22191

MEDIUM

6.5

Description

wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a shortcode injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes by including them in comment content sent via email notifications. Attackers can inject shortcodes like [contact-form-7] or [user_meta] in comments, which are executed server-side when the WpdiscuzHelperEmail class processes notifications through do_shortcode() before wp_mail().

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/13/2026

Last Modified3/23/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gvectors:wpdiscuz

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-server-side-shortcode-injection-via-email-notifications(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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