vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-simple-firewall: CVE-2023-6989: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 5, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 5, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking and 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.
Solution
wp-simple-firewall-plugin-cve-2023-6989
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6989
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/063826cc-7ff3-4869-9831-f6a4a4bbe74c?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-59181
- CVE-2023-6989
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-6989
- CWE-98
- CWE-22
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-59181
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