CVE-2026-116613
Animated Text Block <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via 'id' Shortcode Attribute
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Oct 28, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 26, 2026
Description
The Animated Text Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the 'animated-text' shortcode. This is due to the atb_shortcode_handler() function fetching an arbitrary post by attacker-supplied ID and, in the 'publish' branch, calling displayContent() with no capability check and no validation that the post's post_type is the plugin's own CPT or is otherwise viewable (is_post_type_viewable()). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the rendered block content of any published post, including posts of non-public custom post types (public=false, show_in_rest=false) that WordPress would otherwise hide from direct URLs and the REST API.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effectsbplugins |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7163be31-8f55-45ba-8364-e84a3e636d5b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L142
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L132
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L163
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3767751%40animated-text-block&new=3767751%40animated-text-block
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