CVE-2023-49837 (GCVE-0-2023-49837)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-21 17:07 – Updated: 2025-03-13 18:41
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Title
WordPress embed-code plugin <= 2.3.6 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Summary
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in David Artiss Code Embed.This issue affects Code Embed: from n/a through 2.3.6.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
David Artiss Code Embed Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.3.6 (custom)
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Credits
Universe (Patchstack Alliance)
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