Description
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not sanitize or escape submitted form-field values before inserting them into the HTML body of its email notifications, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary markup into the administrator and submitter notification emails the site sends.
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not sanitize or escape submitted form-field values before inserting them into the HTML body of its email notifications, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary markup into the administrator and submitter notification emails the site sends.
Title MetForm < 4.3.1 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection in Notification Emails via Field Shortcodes
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T06:47:51.929Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T14:32:26.457Z

Link: CVE-2026-86833

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-07T07:17:01.730

Modified: 2026-10-07T07:17:01.730

Link: CVE-2026-86833

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