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

EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Nicdark Nd_shortcodes
Unknown Nd Shortcodes — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (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.