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CVE

CVE-2023-6989

9.8

CVSScritical

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

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.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

shield: blocks bots, protects users, and prevents security breaches

Updated Sep 18, 2026View on NVD →

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