The Hustle WordPress plugin before 7.8.14.2 does not prevent shortcodes in submitted form values from being executed when it substitutes those values into the message it returns after submission, because the guard it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.

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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-94

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-94

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Hustle WordPress plugin before 7.8.14.2 does not prevent shortcodes in submitted form values from being executed when it substitutes those values into the message it returns after submission, because the guard it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to run any shortcode registered on the site.
Title Hustle < 7.8.14.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Success Message Placeholders
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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:23:25.033Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T11:10:10.203Z

Link: CVE-2026-80440

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:21:51.418Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-09T07:16:58.427

Modified: 2026-09-09T16:17:09.797

Link: CVE-2026-80440

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T19:30:15Z

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