CVE-2023-6989
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 60.9% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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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.
Available Exploits
Shield Security WP Plugin <= 18.5.9 - Local File Inclusion
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.
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Affected Products
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WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Software Slug
wp-simple-firewall
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 18.5.10, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 6, 2024, Modified: February 13, 2024