# CVE-2026-92097: Click to Chat <= 4.44 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via REQUEST_URI via {url} Placeholder

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes via the REQUEST_URI parameter in the Click to Chat WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4768-hg42-39c5

## What is CVE-2026-92097?

CVE-2026-92097 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Click to Chat – HoliThemes, published on 14 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Click to Chat for WhatsApp plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.44 This is due to the greetings_dialog() function building the {url} template placeholder from a sanitize_text_field()-filtered $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] on archive pages and then passing the substituted greeting content to do_shortcode() in the greetings-1 and greetings-2 templates, without stripping shortcode delimiters. Because wp_kses() runs against main_content BEFORE the {url} substitution, the attacker-controlled URL bytes reach do_shortcode() unfiltered. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered by WordPress core, the active theme, or any other plugin (e.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92097?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-92097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-92097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-92097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-92097 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Click to Chat – HoliThemes, published on 14 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Click to Chat – HoliThemes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-92097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-92097/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-92097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-92097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.