Arconix Shortcodes <= 2.1.18 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-66085
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published October 30, 2025
Last Updated November 25, 2025
Researcher Legion Hunter
Description

The Arconix Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug arconix-shortcodes (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.18
Patched Version
  • 2.1.19
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