PT-2023-31908 · WordPress · Openhook

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-09-29 · Updated 2023-10-11 · CVE-2023-5201

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenHook plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.3.0

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to execute code on the server via the php shortcode. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.3.0, consider disabling the php shortcode setting to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the site for users with subscriber-level permissions or above to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5201

Affected Products

Openhook

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5201 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5201 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1708076510379172061 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1708361154287091947 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.0/inc/shortcodes.php#L28 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b9ed0e-5af2-47c1-b2da-8d103e4c31bf?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1707951590865309824 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71352 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.1/inc/shortcodes.php?rev=2972840#L24 · Note