Insecure Direct Object Reference in Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress
CVE-2026-1228
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 6 February 2026
What is CVE-2026-1228?
The Beautiful Timeline Builder plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Author-level access and higher to exploit the tlgb_shortcode() function. This issue arises from a lack of validation on a key that is user-controlled, potentially enabling these users to access private timeline content by manipulating the id attribute of the 'timeline_block' shortcode. As a result, sensitive information may be disclosed, impacting user privacy.

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Affected Version(s)
Timeline Block β Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress (Vertical & Horizontal Timelines) * <= 1.3.3
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved