📧 info@ciso.sa | 📱 +966550939344 | Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
🔧 Scheduled Maintenance — Saturday 2:00-4:00 AM AST. Some features may be temporarily unavailable.    ●   
💎
Pro Plan 50% Off Unlock all AI features, unlimited reports, and priority support. Upgrade
Search Center
ESC to close
Global general Consumer Electronics and Retail MEDIUM 1h Global supply_chain Software Development and Technology HIGH 2h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Software Development LOW 3h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity MEDIUM 3h Global malware Software Development / Technology HIGH 3h Global vulnerability Information Technology HIGH 4h Global data_breach Water Utilities / Critical Infrastructure HIGH 4h Global general Cybersecurity Services HIGH 5h Global data_breach Pharmaceutical HIGH 5h Global vulnerability Technology, Artificial Intelligence CRITICAL 6h Global general Consumer Electronics and Retail MEDIUM 1h Global supply_chain Software Development and Technology HIGH 2h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Software Development LOW 3h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity MEDIUM 3h Global malware Software Development / Technology HIGH 3h Global vulnerability Information Technology HIGH 4h Global data_breach Water Utilities / Critical Infrastructure HIGH 4h Global general Cybersecurity Services HIGH 5h Global data_breach Pharmaceutical HIGH 5h Global vulnerability Technology, Artificial Intelligence CRITICAL 6h Global general Consumer Electronics and Retail MEDIUM 1h Global supply_chain Software Development and Technology HIGH 2h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Software Development LOW 3h Global general Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity MEDIUM 3h Global malware Software Development / Technology HIGH 3h Global vulnerability Information Technology HIGH 4h Global data_breach Water Utilities / Critical Infrastructure HIGH 4h Global general Cybersecurity Services HIGH 5h Global data_breach Pharmaceutical HIGH 5h Global vulnerability Technology, Artificial Intelligence CRITICAL 6h
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-4280

Medium
CWE-22 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 22, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 25, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

The Breaking News WP WordPress plugin versions up to 1.3 contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint that lacks authorization and CSRF checks. Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access can exploit insufficient path validation to include arbitrary files on the server through directory traversal sequences.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة تضمين الملفات المحلية في إضافة Breaking News WP تسمح للمستخدمين المصرح لهم بمستوى المشترك فما فوق باستغلال نقطة نهاية AJAX التي تفتقر إلى فحوصات التفويض والتحقق من CSRF. يمكن للمهاجمين استخدام تسلسلات اجتياز المجلدات (../) لتجاوز التحقق من المسار وتضمين ملفات عشوائية من الخادم عند تصيير الاختصار.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress up to version 1.3 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion due to missing authorization checks and CSRF verification in the AJAX endpoint. Attackers with basic user privileges can bypass path validation using directory traversal to include arbitrary files from the server.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 11, 2026 12:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government telecom banking
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update the Breaking News WP plugin to version 1.4 or later immediately. Implement proper authorization checks and CSRF tokens on all AJAX endpoints. Apply strict input validation that removes directory traversal sequences (../) and use realpath() to verify file paths are within allowed directories. Restrict file inclusion to a whitelist of safe theme files.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث إضافة Breaking News WP إلى الإصدار 1.4 أو أحدث فوراً. طبق فحوصات التفويض الصحيحة وتوكنات CSRF على جميع نقاط نهاية AJAX. طبق التحقق الصارم من المدخلات الذي يزيل تسلسلات اجتياز المجلدات (../) واستخدم realpath() للتحقق من أن مسارات الملفات موجودة ضمن المجلدات المسموحة. قيد تضمين الملفات إلى قائمة بيضاء من ملفات المواضيع الآمنة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 SI-10
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.2.1 A.9.2.5 A.14.2.1
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-22
EPSS0.11%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-22
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-22
Share this CVE
📣 Found this valuable?
Share it with your cybersecurity network
in LinkedIn 𝕏 X / Twitter 💬 WhatsApp ✈ Telegram
🍪 Privacy Preferences
CISO Consulting — Compliant with Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
We use cookies and similar technologies to provide the best experience on our platform. You can choose which types you accept.
🔒
Essential Always On
Required for the website to function properly. Cannot be disabled.
📋 Sessions, CSRF tokens, authentication, language preferences
📊
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site and improve performance.
📋 Page views, session duration, traffic sources, performance metrics
⚙️
Functional
Enable enhanced features like content personalization and preferences.
📋 Dark/light theme, font size, custom dashboards, saved filters
📣
Marketing
Used to deliver content and ads relevant to your interests.
📋 Campaign tracking, retargeting, social media analytics
Privacy Policy →
CISO AI Assistant
Ask anything · Documents · Support
🔐

Introduce Yourself

Enter your details to access the full assistant

Your info is private and never shared
💬
CyberAssist
Online · responds in seconds
5 / 5
🔐 Verify Your Identity

Enter your email to receive a verification code before submitting a support request.

Enter to send · / for commands 0 / 2000
CISO AI · Powered by Anthropic Claude
✦ Quick Survey Help Us Improve CISO Consulting Your feedback shapes the future of our platform — takes less than 2 minutes.
⚠ Please answer this question to continue

How would you rate your overall experience with our platform?

Rate from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

🎉
Thank you!
Your response has been recorded.