CVE-2023-1273 ND Shortcodes < 7.0 - Subscriber+ LFI
Authenticated subscribers can exploit ND Shortcodes to perform Local File Inclusion attacks and read arbitrary files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1273?
CVE-2023-1273 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown ND Shortcodes, published on 4 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ND Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to perform LFI attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nicdark Nd Shortcodes.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-1273 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1273 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ND Shortcodes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgrp-j9c7-qv87.