Vulnerabilities and security researches forquery-shortcode query-shortcode

May 29, 2026

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2026-9200
Home page URL: Security reports for Query Shortcode
Application: Query Shortcode
Date: May 27, 2026
Research Description: The Query Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.1 via the shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php 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 .php file types can be uploaded and included.
Affected versions: max 0.2.1.
Status: vulnerable