CVE-2023-6989
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
criticalImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
18.5.10
Patched in
176d
Time to patch
Description
The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 18.5.9 via the render_action_template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attacker to include and execute PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=18.5.9PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Last updatedJuly 29, 2024
Affected pluginwp-simple-firewall
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