---
id: CVE-2025-14539
title: >-
  The The Shortcode Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary
  shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0
summary: >-
  The The Shortcode Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary
  shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to
  the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly
  validate a value…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2025-12-13'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T19:10:00.160'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14539'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-ajax/trunk/shortcode-ajax.php#L29
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e2a994f-7a42-4ccb-8fa0-77107ba1150c?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0029
epssPercentile: 0.19704
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T19:44:15.647Z'
---

## Overview

The The Shortcode Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.