The WebFacing™ WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not restrict access to one of its bundled scripts and does not validate a user-supplied path before using it to include a local file, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion.
PUBLISHED5.2
WebFacing Email Accounts for cPanel 5.3 - 5.3.6 - Unauthenticated LFI via assets/index.php
Problem type
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected products
Unknown
WebFacing™
< 5.4 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-9g84-3xhq-4hwg
The WebFacing™ WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not restrict access to one of its bundled...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g84-3xhq-4hwgThe WebFacing™ WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not restrict access to one of its bundled scripts and does not validate a user-supplied path before using it to include a local file, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-84069Click to expand
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"assignerShortName": "WPScan",
"dateUpdated": "2026-09-27T06:00:19.008Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-09-01T06:10:08.774Z",
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