Breaking News WP <= 1.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion/Read_CVE-2026-4280

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    "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.",
    "published": "2026-04-22T07:45:33.984Z",
    "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:33.984Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Breaking News WP <= 1.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion/Read",
    "source": "Wordfence",
    "references": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4772b482-f5e5-4707-b012-aca70fc89e49?source=cve\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L85\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L85\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L366\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L366\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L372\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L372",
    "id": "CVE-2026-4280",
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    "cwe": [
        "CWE-22"
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    "sourceData": "doctorwp Breaking News WP 0",
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    "cvss": {
        "score": 6.5,
        "severity": "MEDIUM",
        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "category_name": "CVE",
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    "product": "Breaking News WP",
    "version": "0",
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