RCE in Tribulant Newsletters

CVE-2023-4797

The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly escape user-controlled parameters when they are appended to SQL queries and shell commands, which could enable an administrator to run arbitrary commands on the server.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.010 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4797?
CVE-2023-4797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tribulant Newsletters, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-4797?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4797 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.