CVE-2022-24663 Remote Code Execution by Subscriber+ users via WordPress shortcode

2022-02-1616:38:06

CWE-94

Wordfence

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cve-2022-24663

remote code execution

php everywhere

wordpress

shortcode

user authentication

CVSS3

9.9

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

43.9%

JSON

PHP Everywhere <= 2.0.3 included functionality that allowed execution of PHP Code Snippets via WordPress shortcodes, which can be used by any authenticated user.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "platforms": [
      "WordPress"
    ],
    "product": "PHP Everywhere",
    "vendor": "Alexander Fuchs",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.0.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.0.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]