What is CVE-2023-4994?

CVE-2023-4994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hit-Reach Allow PHP In Posts And Pages, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-4994?

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

Is CVE-2023-4994 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Hit-Reach Allow PHP In Posts And Pages

CVE-2023-4994

The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Hit-reach Allow Php In Posts And Pages — versions 0
Hitreach Allow_php_in_posts_and_pages

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4994?: CVE-2023-4994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hit-Reach Allow PHP In Posts And Pages, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-4994?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4994 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.