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6.5
WP Blockade plugin on WordPress allows attackers to run malicious shortcodes
CVE-2026-3480
Summary
The WP Blockade plugin for WordPress is affected by a security issue that could let an attacker with a Subscriber-level account or above execute malicious shortcodes, potentially leading to information disclosure, privilege escalation, or other issues. To stay safe, update the plugin to a version higher than 0.9.14. If you can't update, consider disabling the plugin or removing it.
Original title
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'...
Original 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).
nvd CVSS3.1
6.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/tags/0.9.14/wp-blockade.p...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/tags/0.9.14/wp-blockade.p...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/tags/0.9.14/wp-blockade.p...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/trunk/wp-blockade.php#L11...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/trunk/wp-blockade.php#L36...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-blockade/trunk/wp-blockade.php#L39...
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f159aac-092b-4655-9d9...
Published: 8 Apr 2026 · Updated: 9 Apr 2026 · First seen: 8 Apr 2026