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CVE-2023-4994: Allow PHP in Posts and Pages <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

• hit-reach Allow PHP in Posts and Pages: through 3.0.4

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/trunk/allowphp.php#L373
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d8b4bb6-3715-40c1-8140-7fcf874ccec3?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/trunk/allowphp.php#L373
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d8b4bb6-3715-40c1-8140-7fcf874ccec3?source=cve

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