CVE-2023-6989: Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
paultgoodchild · Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Affected: paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches · Exploitation: check available, not yet exploited
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DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- paultgoodchild · Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachesup to and including 18.5.9
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- Exploitation
- Check available, not yet exploited. A public nuclei template can confirm it on a system you are authorised to test.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- Shield Security WP Plugin <= 18.5.9 - Local File Inclusion · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
- Vendor
- paultgoodchild
- Published
- February 2024
CoverageNo articles yet
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