---
title: "CVE-2026-89274: WP Recipe Maker - Server-Side Request Forgery"
description: "WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress <= 10.8.1 contains an arbitrary shortcode execution caused by unsanitized recursive do_shortcode() calls on recipe metadata, letting unauthenticated attackers execute shortcodes server-side, exploit requires approved comment with shortcode."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-89274/
---

# CVE-2026-89274 WP Recipe Maker - Server-Side Request Forgery

WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress <= 10.8.1 contains an arbitrary shortcode execution caused by unsanitized recursive do\_shortcode() calls on recipe metadata, letting unauthenticated attackers execute shortcodes server-side, exploit requires approved comment with shortcode.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.68% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89274)

## Details

Type

Server-Side Request Forgery

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

19 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 10.8.1 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89274](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89274)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L1028](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L1028)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L181](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L181)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L553](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/tags/10.8.1/includes/public/class-wprm-metadata.php#L553)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker&new=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker&new=3699793%40wp-recipe-maker)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6ad49ff-85eb-4d05-ba23-51d89695add3?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6ad49ff-85eb-4d05-ba23-51d89695add3?source=cve)

[← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/)

## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding.

[Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)