Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

9.8
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2023-6989
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published February 5, 2024
Last Updated February 5, 2024
Researcher hir0ot

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-simple-firewall (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 18.5.10, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 18.5.9
Patched Version
  • 18.5.10

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