High severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-116613
Animated Text Block <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via 'id' Shortcode Attribute
New
7.5
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AT
Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects · bplugins
through 1.2.6 · source: vendor
Affected product
AT
Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects
bplugins
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116613
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116613
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7163be31-8f55-45ba-8364-e84a3e636d5b?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L142
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L132
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L163
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3767751%40animated-text-block&new=3767751%40animated-text-block
