CVE-2023-4994

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2023-4994 · Published 16/09/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-4994 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability affecting allow php in posts and pages (hitreach).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.89%, higher than 59.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
allow php in posts and pages hitreach	`≤ 3.0.4`	No fix yet

Description

The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/trunk/allowphp.php · Patch
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d8b4bb6-3715-40c1-8140-7fcf874ccec3 · Third Party Advisory

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