CVE-2023-6989

Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

Published Feb 5, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 56.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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Title Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Weaknesses CWE-98
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.73002}

epss

{'score': 0.75435}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:33 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2023, 9:55 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 5, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM