Security Advisory
CVE-2023-6989
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
February 5, 2024
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory