How severe is CVE-2023-6989?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6989 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches

CVE-2023-6989

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 possib…

EPSS: 0.673 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-98 — PHP Remote File Inclusion

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6989?: CVE-2023-6989 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-6989?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6989 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.