What is CVE-2023-5974?

CVE-2023-5974 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpb Show Core Project, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-5974?

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

Is CVE-2023-5974 known to be exploited?

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

SSRF in Wpb Show Core Project

CVE-2023-5974

The WPB Show Core WordPress plugin through 2.2 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF) via the `path` parameter.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

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: 0.032 (87.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0136057-f420-4fe7-a147-ecbec7e7a9b5 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5974?: CVE-2023-5974 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpb Show Core Project, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-5974?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5974 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.