What is CVE-2023-47840?

CVE-2023-47840 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qode Interactive Essential Addons, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-47840?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-47840 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Qode Interactive Essential Addons

CVE-2023-47840

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Qode Interactive Qode Essential Addons.This issue affects Qode Essential Addons: from n/a through 1.5.2.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2023-12-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/qode-essential-addons/wordpress-qode-esse… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47840?: CVE-2023-47840 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qode Interactive Essential Addons, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-47840?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47840 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.