What is CVE-2023-4922?

CVE-2023-4922 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpb Show Core Project, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-4922?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4922 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Wpb Show Core Project

CVE-2023-4922

The WPB Show Core WordPress plugin through 2.2 is vulnerable to a local file inclusion via the `path` parameter.

Published 2023-11-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.157 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.157 · newest: 0.157 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpb Show Core Project
Wpb-Show-Core — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/968d87c0-af60-45ea-b34e-8551313cc8df (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4922?: CVE-2023-4922 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpb Show Core Project, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-4922?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4922 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.