CVE-2023-5201

moderate-risk
Published 2023-09-30

The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.

Do I need to act?

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7.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.9/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Openhook

Affected Vendors

Rickbeckman

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.0/inc/shortc...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.1/inc/shortc...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b9ed0e-5af2-47c1-b2d...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.0/inc/shortc...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.1/inc/shortc...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b9ed0e-5af2-47c1-b2d...
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moderate-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal