Shield Security Plugin up to 18.5.9 on WordPress file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Shield Security Plugin up to 18.5.9 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-6989. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Shield Security Plugin up to 18.5.9 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/05/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-6989 since 12/20/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/20/2023 🔍
02/05/2024 +47 days 🔍
02/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2026 +796 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-6989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252867

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2024 18:29
Updated: 04/11/2026 23:03
Changes: 02/05/2024 18:29 (36), 02/29/2024 09:36 (1), 02/29/2024 09:40 (12), 04/11/2026 23:03 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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