---
id: CVE-2026-116613
title: >-
  Animated Text Block <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated
  Sensitive Information Exposure via 'id' Shortcode Attribute
summary: >-
  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 arbit…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: bplugins
product: Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects
affected:
  - animated_text_block_add_typing_and_looping_text_effects <= 1.2.6
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T01:32:03.682310Z'
published: '2026-10-28'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T01:41:55.485Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116613'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7163be31-8f55-45ba-8364-e84a3e636d5b?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L142
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L132
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/animated-text-block/tags/1.2.6/plugin.php#L163
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3767751%40animated-text-block&new=3767751%40animated-text-block
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00277
epssPercentile: 0.20132
ingestedAt: '2026-10-28T04:03:46.650Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `animated_text_block_add_typing_and_looping_text_effects <= 1.2.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.