Check Point Advisories

WordPress Shield Security Plugin Local File Inclusion (CVE-2023-6989)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2023-1541
Date Published: 28 Feb 2024
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Wednesday 28 February, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2023-6989
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress Shield Security plugin before 18.5.10
Vulnerability Description A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in WordPress Shield Security plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the compromised machine.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Shield Security Plugin Local File Inclusion (CVE-2023-6989) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress Shield Security Plugin Local File Inclusion (CVE-2023-6989)

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