CVE-2023-5201

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    CVE-2023-5201

    Published: 30 Sept 2023Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.0/inc/shortcodes.php#L28, https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.1/inc/shortcodes.php?rev=2972840#L24, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b9ed0e-5af2-47c1-b2da-8d103e4c31bf?source=cve

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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