WebCodingPlace WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the WebCodingPlace WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown plugin, affecting versions through 5.0. This vulnerability arises from improper control of filenames in include or require statements, allowing PHP remote file inclusion. Exploitation of this issue could enable a malicious actor to include local files from the target website and display their contents, potentially leading to a complete database takeover depending on the site's configuration.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for local file inclusion, with the potential to read sensitive files such as those containing database credentials. Depending on the site's configuration, this could lead to a complete takeover of the database.

Remediation

Users of the WebCodingPlace WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown plugin should update to version 5.1 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins.