CVE-2023-4994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0115.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Hitreach Subscribe	Allow Php In Posts And Pages Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hitreach:allow_php_in_posts_and_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54824	The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/trunk/allowphp.php#L373
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d8b4bb6-3715-40c1-8140-7fcf874ccec3?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-09-16T01:52:17.856Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:28:04.095Z

Reserved: 2023-09-15T12:35:52.070Z

Link: CVE-2023-4994

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:44:53.851Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-16T02:15:07.990

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:36:25.387

Link: CVE-2023-4994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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