Local File Inclusion in Grid Plus Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-5250

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2023

Summary

The Grid Plus plugin for WordPress contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability that enables attackers with subscriber-level privileges and above to exploit the plugin through a potentially dangerous shortcode attribute. This vulnerability permits the inclusion and execution of arbitrary PHP files hosted on the server, posing serious risks such as access control bypass and exposure of sensitive data. Attackers may leverage this weakness to execute malicious code if they can upload PHP files with harmful content. The issue is confined to versions up to and including 1.3.2.

Affected Version(s)

Grid Plus – Unlimited grid layout * <= 1.3.2

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
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