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CVE-2023-5199: PHP to Page <= 0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion to Remote Code Execution via Shortcode

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-98

Description

The PHP to Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable Local File Inclusion to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 0.3 via the 'php-to-page' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to include local file and potentially execute code on the server. While subscribers may need to poison log files or otherwise get a file installed in order to achieve remote code execution, author and above users can upload files by default and achieve remote code execution easily.

Affected products

• bloafer PHP to Page: through 0.3

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/php-to-page/trunk/php-to-page.php?rev=441028#L22
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/83e5a0dc-fc51-4565-945f-190cf9175874?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/php-to-page/trunk/php-to-page.php?rev=441028#L22
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/83e5a0dc-fc51-4565-945f-190cf9175874?source=cve

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