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CVE-2023-1273

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-07-04
  • Fixed in7.0

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-07-0408:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nicdark nd shortcodes
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0< 7.07.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-07-05

Fix

  1. Update Nicdark nd shortcodes to 7.0

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-07-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jgrp-j9c7-qv87

Frequently asked questions

What is 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

Is CVE-2023-1273 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-1273, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1273?

CVE-2023-1273 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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