Name: CVE-2026-81571: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-81571, CWE-74, CVSS 4.8, EPSS 0.00243

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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