CVE-2023-5201 | The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Co… | CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2023-5201
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2023-09-26 13:05 UTC
Published: 2023-09-30 02:33 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-08 16:46 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injecti…
Vendor / Product: brazenlygeek / OpenHook
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.9 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
brazenlygeek	OpenHook	—	0 ≤ 4.3.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-94	cna	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.9	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (3)