CVE-2022-24663 (GCVE-0-2022-24663)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-16 16:38 – Updated: 2025-01-31 19:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Remote Code Execution by Subscriber+ users via WordPress shortcode
Summary
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-31 19:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/02/critical-v… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Fuchs | PHP Everywhere |
Affected:
2.0.3 , ≤ 2.0.3
(custom)
|
guessed |
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