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
0.3%
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?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
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
