Administrative Shortcodes <= 0.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'slug' Shortcode Attribute
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1257
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqxx-972x-q333
References
Other 4
- 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
More shazdeh vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08087 Query Shortcode <= 0.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'lens' Shortcode Attribute CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-20271 WordPress Header Image Slider plugin <= 0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-00829 Cross-site scripting in shazdeh Administrative Shortcodes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-1257 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1257 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqxx-972x-q333 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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