CVE-2023-6989 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6989?
CVE-2023-6989 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshieldsecurity Shield Security.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6989 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-2023-6989 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6989 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
- CVE-2023-0992 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-22163 WordPress Shield Security Plugin <= 18.5.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-7313 Shield Security < 20.0.6 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2022-0211 Shield Security < 13.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-0993 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72xj-cfw6-3c4q.