CVE-2026-19856 (GCVE-0-2026-19856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 18:25 – Updated: 2026-10-02 18:25
VLAI
Title
All in One SEO < 5.0.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Search Query
Summary
The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 5.0.2.1 does not correctly determine which shortcodes are present in content derived from user input before deciding which ones to strip, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site. On sites upgraded from older versions the protection is disabled outright, making the issue reachable without any crafted input.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e35365d3-65de-45… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown All in One SEO Affected: 0 , < 5.0.2.1 (semver)
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Credits
Jakub Herman WPScan
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