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GHSA-52WG-H24C-3WGR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-30 03:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:58

Details

The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-5201 (GCVE-0-2023-5201)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-30 02:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:46

Title

OpenHook <= 4.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via Shortcode

Summary

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
brazenlygeek	OpenHook	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.3.0 (semver)

Credits

István Márton

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-52WG-H24C-3WGR

CVE-2023-5201 (GCVE-0-2023-5201)

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