Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
2026-04-22T07:45:33.984Z
Last Modified :
2026-04-23T13:44:26.262Z
Source :
Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-4280 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Doctorwp |
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| Wordpress |
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