CVE-2023-4994

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

Allow PHP in Posts and Pages <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via PHP Shortcode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-4994 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9
EPSS 0.0075
EPSS Percentile 50.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-09-15
CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (2)
hit-reach/Allow PHP in Posts and Pages < 3.0.4
hitreach/allow_php_in_posts_and_pages < 3.0.4
Published Sep 16, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026