Breaking News WP <= 1.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion/Read

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-4280
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-22 09:16:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 09:16:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Doctorwp Breaking News WP affected 1.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4772b482-f5e5-4707-b012-aca70... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nguyen Minh Toan (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-04-21T19:05:09.000ZDisclosed
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