CVE-2023-6989
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Feb 5, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 20, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachespaultgoodchild |
|
References
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