Description
The Easy Appointments WordPress plugin through 3.12.26 does not correctly validate shortcode input in one of its block-rendering actions, checking only the first tag of the supplied string against an allowlist while rendering the entire string, allowing users with contributor-level access to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-284

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Easy-appointments
Easy-appointments easy Appointments
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Easy-appointments
Easy-appointments easy Appointments
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description The Easy Appointments WordPress plugin through 3.12.26 does not correctly validate shortcode input in one of its block-rendering actions, checking only the first tag of the supplied string against an allowlist while rendering the entire string, allowing users with contributor-level access to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes.
Title Easy Appointments <= 3.12.26 - Contributor+ Shortcode Allowlist Bypass
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Easy-appointments Easy Appointments
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T14:06:50.405Z

Reserved: 2026-06-30T11:51:28.619Z

Link: CVE-2026-14225

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T14:06:46.554Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T00:00:05Z

Weaknesses