What is CVE-2024-8623?

CVE-2024-8623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluginus WordPress Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-8623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8623 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Pluginus WordPress Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter

CVE-2024-8623

The The MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2024-09-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ba584e02-5242-4869-a452-21e6b… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/trun… (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8623?: CVE-2024-8623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluginus WordPress Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-8623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8623 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.