CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-57798

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.50%

39th percentile - higher than 39% of all known CVEs

Summary

The NewsPlus Shortcodes WordPress plugin contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability via improper filename control in include/require statements. Affects versions up to and including 4.2.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can read arbitrary files on the server, including configuration files with credentials, leading to full compromise of the WordPress site.

Recommendation

Immediately update the NewsPlus Shortcodes plugin to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in SaurabhSharma NewsPlus Shortcodes newsplus-shortcodes allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects NewsPlus Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 4.2.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS