What is CVE-2023-1273?

CVE-2023-1273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nicdark Nd Shortcodes, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-1273?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1273 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nicdark Nd Shortcodes

CVE-2023-1273

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

Published 2023-07-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nicdark Nd Shortcodes
Nd Shortcodes — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/0805ed7e-395d-48de-b484-6c3ec1cd4b8e (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1273?: CVE-2023-1273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nicdark Nd Shortcodes, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-1273?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1273 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.