CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects WordPress. Its EPSS score suggests a 56.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2023-6989
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
56.57%
WordPress
Original NVD 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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