Remote Content Shortcode <= 1.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via shortcode

The Remote Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.5 via the plugin's shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges and above to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included

An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. Classes like this one can leave something behind, so the staged malware scanner is the second half: it looks for dropped files and modified code rather than for the request that created them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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