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AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in UnboundStudio Accordion FAQ allows PHP Local File Inclusion.
This issue affects Accordion FAQ: from n/a through 2.2.1.
AnalysisAI
Local file inclusion in the UnboundStudio Accordion FAQ WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.2.1) allows authenticated remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary PHP files from the server filesystem via improperly controlled include/require statements. The flaw, reported by Patchstack and tagged as LFI/Information Disclosure, can lead to full compromise of the WordPress instance through disclosure of sensitive configuration data (e.g., wp-config.php) and potential code execution if attacker-controlled files are reachable. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability is a CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement (PHP Remote File Inclusion), manifesting here as Local File Inclusion in a WordPress plugin. The affected component is the pressapps-accordion-faq plugin distributed by UnboundStudio (CPE cpe:2.3:a:unboundstudio:accordion_faq), which dynamically constructs a path passed to a PHP include/require call without adequately sanitizing user-supplied input. Because WordPress plugins execute within the main PHP runtime, any file successfully included is parsed as PHP, meaning the bug can read arbitrary local files and, when chained with an attacker-controlled file upload or log poisoning, can escalate to remote code execution within the web server context.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis: the Patchstack advisory documents the issue through 2.2.1 without naming a fixed release, so administrators should monitor the WordPress plugin repository and the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/pressapps-accordion-faq/vulnerability/wordpress-accordion-faq-plugin-2-2-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability) for a patched version above 2.2.1 and upgrade immediately when available. Until a fix ships, compensating controls include deactivating and removing the Accordion FAQ plugin (trade-off: loss of FAQ display functionality), enrolling the site behind Patchstack's virtual patching/WAF or an equivalent WordPress WAF with rules blocking traversal sequences and PHP wrappers (php://, file://, data://) on plugin endpoints, hardening php.ini with allow_url_include=Off and open_basedir scoped to the WordPress root to limit file disclosure, and restricting registration so that low-privileged accounts (PR:L) cannot be easily obtained by anonymous attackers.
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