VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4797
The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly escape user-controlled parameters when they are appended to SQL queries and shell commands, which could enable an administrator to run arbitrary commands on the server.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly escape user-controlled parameters when they are appended to SQL queries and shell commands, which could enable an administrator to run arbitrary commands on the server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- tribulant/newsletters
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de169fc7-f388-4abb-ab94-12522fd1ac92/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de169fc7-f388-4abb-ab94-12522fd1ac92/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.