Code Injection in Allow PHP in Posts and Pages - CVE-2023-4994

 

Code Injection in Allow PHP in Posts and Pages - CVE-2023-4994

Published: September 19, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80892
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4994
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hit Reach
Affected software:
Allow PHP in Posts and Pages

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "php" shortcode. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-4994

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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