The WP Blockade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 0.9.14. The plugin registers an admin_post action hook 'wp-blockade-shortcode-render' that maps to the render_shortcode_preview() function. This function lacks any capability check (current_user_can()) and nonce verification, allowing any authenticated user to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes. The function takes a user-supplied 'shortcode' parameter from $_GET, passes it through stripslashes(), and directly executes it via do_shortcode(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes, which could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, or other impacts depending on what shortcodes are registered on the site (e.g., shortcodes from other plugins that display sensitive data, perform actions, or include files).
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000
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| Description | The WP Blockade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 0.9.14. The plugin registers an admin_post action hook 'wp-blockade-shortcode-render' that maps to the render_shortcode_preview() function. This function lacks any capability check (current_user_can()) and nonce verification, allowing any authenticated user to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes. The function takes a user-supplied 'shortcode' parameter from $_GET, passes it through stripslashes(), and directly executes it via do_shortcode(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes, which could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, or other impacts depending on what shortcodes are registered on the site (e.g., shortcodes from other plugins that display sensitive data, perform actions, or include files). | |
| Title | WP Blockade <= 0.9.14 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'shortcode' Parameter | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2026-04-08T06:43:38.560Z
Updated: 2026-04-08T06:43:38.560Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T14:43:17.464Z
Link: CVE-2026-3480
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-08T07:16:21.243
Modified: 2026-04-08T07:16:21.243
Link: CVE-2026-3480
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