Is Animated Text Block safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.2.7). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.2.7 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Animated Text Block on the latest version (1.2.7) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Animated Text Block are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Information disclosure (1.2.6 and older, fixed in 1.2.7); Missing authorization check (1.0.7 and older, fixed in 1.0.8). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Animated Text Block?

1.2.7, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-27). It has 4,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Animated Text Block is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update animated-text-block). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · animated-text-block · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Animated Text Block safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.2.7
Last updated: 2026-10-27
Active installs: 4,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.1+

Animated Text Block – Add dynamic, customizable text animations to your WordPress site with ease. — by bPlugins

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.2.7). Anything older than 1.2.7 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get animated-text-block --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update animated-text-block updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.5 CVE-2026-116613 · published 2026-10-28

Information disclosure in Animated Text Block (1.2.6 and older)

Affected: 1.2.6 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Animated Text Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the 'animated-text' shortcode. This is due to the atb_shortcode_handler() function fetching an arbitrary post by attacker-supplied ID and, in the 'publish' branch, calling displayContent() with no capability check and no validation that the post's post_type is the plugin's own CPT or is otherwise viewable (is_post_type_viewable()). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the rendered block content of any published post, including posts of non-public custom post types (public=false, show_in_rest=false) that WordPress would otherwise hide from direct URLs and the REST API.

NVD CVE-2026-116613 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-26883 · published 2025-02-24

Missing authorization check in Animated Text Block (1.0.7 and older)

Affected: 1.0.7 and older
Fixed in: 1.0.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bPlugins Animated Text Block animated-text-block allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Animated Text Block: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.

NVD CVE-2025-26883 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-27 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.7).
2026-10-28 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2026-116613), fixed in 1.2.7.
2025-02-24 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-26883), fixed in 1.0.8.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/animated-text-block (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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