CVE-2026-86813
MetForm < 4.1.9 - Unauthenticated Email Header Injection via Notification Reply-To
CVE-2026-86813 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Unknown Metform, published September 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.8 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.24%EPSS, 15th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user-submitted values that are placed into notification email headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional email headers, such as Bcc, into the emails the site sends when a submitted field value is configured to populate a header.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
MetForm < 4.1.9 - Unauthenticated Email Header Injection via Notification Reply-To
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user-submitted values that are placed into notification email headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional email headers, such as Bcc, into the emails the site sends when a submitted field value is configured to populate a header.
- Record
CVE-2026-86813- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-76041
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user-submitted values that are placed into notification email headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional email headers, such as Bcc, into the emails the site sends when a submitted field value is configured to populate a header.
- Record
EUVD-2026-76041- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-687m-wfrp-8mxf
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user...
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user-submitted values that are placed into notification email headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional email headers, such as Bcc, into the emails the site sends when a submitted field value is configured to populate a header.
- Record
GHSA-687m-wfrp-8mxf- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The MetForm WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not properly neutralize newline characters in user-submitted values that are placed into notification email headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional email headers, such as Bcc, into the emails the site sends when a submitted field value is configured to populate a header.
- Record
CVE-2026-86813- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.