Unauthenticated command injection in Static Snapshot WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Static Snapshot WordPress plugin through 0.2.1 does not sanitise shell metacharacters in a user-supplied value before concatenating it into operating-system commands run by the server. This flaw, tracked as CWE-94, lets an unauthenticated remote attacker execute arbitrary commands on the host. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The Static Snapshot WordPress plugin through 0.2.1 does not sanitise shell metacharacters in a user-supplied value before concatenating it into operating-system commands run by the server, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the host.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Static Snapshot | up to 0.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Static Snapshot VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Static Snapshot.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116533
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-q8f4-wfx4-68m8
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-116533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8f4-wfx4-68m8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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