Description

WordPress Plugin Shortcode Factory is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Shortcode Factory version 2.7 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.8 or latest

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/01/14/our-proactive-monitoring-caught-an-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability-in-shortcode-factory/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shortcode-factory/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2019-15322 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update File Inclusion