Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-1257Administrative Shortcodes <= 0.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'slug' Shortcode Attribute
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Administrative Shortcodes from shazdeh. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Administrative Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.4 via the 'slug' attribute of the 'get_template' shortcode. This is due to insufficient path validation on user-supplied input passed to the get_template_part() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other "safe" file types can be uploaded and included.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| shazdeh | Administrative Shortcodes | 0 – through 0.3.4 |
Weakness: CWE-98 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/119fe499-88c4-413f-a44a-2b3acfdbdeb5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/administrative-shortcodes/trunk/administrative-shortcodes.php#L144
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/administrative-shortcodes
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/administrative-shortcodes/tags/0.3.4/administrative-shortcodes.php#L144