EUVD-2026-24688
GHSA-mh5c-2v7r-xcxg
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The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the brnwp_theme option value is passed directly to an include() statement in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode handler. While sanitize_text_field() is applied to user input, it does not strip directory traversal sequences (../). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the brnwp_theme option with a directory traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd) and subsequently trigger file inclusion of arbitrary files on the server when the shortcode is rendered.
AnalysisAI
Local file inclusion in Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress (versions up to 1.3) allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to read arbitrary files on the server. The vulnerability stems from insufficient path validation in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode handler, which passes unsanitized user input directly to PHP's include() function after stripping only text field characters but not directory traversal sequences. Attackers can exploit the unprotected brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint to overwrite the brnwp_theme option with paths like ../../../../etc/passwd, then trigger file inclusion when the shortcode renders.
Same weakness CWE-22 – Path Traversal
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