What is CVE-2023-40606?

CVE-2023-40606 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kanban For WordPress Boards, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-40606?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40606 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Kanban For WordPress Boards

CVE-2023-40606

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Kanban for WordPress Kanban Boards for WordPress.This issue affects Kanban Boards for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.21.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kanban For Wordpress Boards — versions n/a
Kanbanwp Kanban_boards_for_wordpress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40606?: CVE-2023-40606 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kanban For WordPress Boards, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-40606?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40606 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.