TI-2025-13282 Aliases CVE-2025-14539 GHSA-h9xh-g5pc-79x3

Shortcode Loader <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'code' Parameter

LOW 24CWE-94Published 2025-12-13 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The The Shortcode Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
rang501	Shortcode Ajax	up to 1.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Shortcode Ajax Vendorrang501 Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14539
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9xh-g5pc-79x3

References

Other 2

Sources

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