# CVE-2025-6784: tigroumeow Code Engine remote code execution via shortcode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-6784-tigroumeow-code-engine-remote-code-execution-via-shortcode  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-11. Updated: 2026-07-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-6784 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-07-11

The Code Engine plugin for WordPress, which is used to run custom PHP code and automation on websites, contains a security flaw that allows users with basic contributor access to execute unauthorized code on the server. This could lead to a complete takeover of the website, theft of sensitive data, or the installation of malicious software. The issue stems from a lack of restrictions on who can use the plugin's code injection features via shortcodes.

Vendors: [Meow Apps](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/meow-apps).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-6784 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-6784 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-6784?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 11 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Meow Apps Code Engine up to, and including, 0.3.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-6784?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-6784 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-6784?** Check whether you run Meow Apps Code Engine at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This vulnerability is classified as Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Command Injection (CWE-77). The root cause is the 'code-engine' shortcode failing to implement proper authorization checks or restrictions on the code injection functionality. An authenticated attacker with at least Contributor-level privileges can exploit this by embedding malicious code within a shortcode, which the plugin then executes on the server. The attack is reachable over the network and does not require user interaction beyond the attacker's own actions. A fix appears to be available in versions following 0.3.5, as indicated by the plugin's changeset history.

## Affected products

- tigroumeow Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress up to, and including, 0.3.5

## Timeline

- 2026-07-11: advisory: NVD and Wordfence published the vulnerability details.
- 2026-07-11: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3345666](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3345666)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a5f970a-e6a0-4dc7-8e99-342a32f5fd49?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a5f970a-e6a0-4dc7-8e99-342a32f5fd49?source=cve)