CVE-2026-116613

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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#L142
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
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7163be31-8f55-45ba-8364-e84a3e636d5b?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 Oct 2026, 04:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-28 04:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 02:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-116613

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116613

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116613

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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