Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Pods Plugin
CVE-2023-6999

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Pods – Custom Content Types And Fields
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 April 2024

What is CVE-2023-6999?

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress presents a significant security vulnerability that allows for remote code execution through the use of shortcodes. This issue affects all versions up to and including 3.0.10, except for specific versions noted. Authenticated attackers with contributor level access or higher can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the server, posing a serious threat to site integrity and data confidentiality. WordPress users utilizing the Pods plugin should prioritize updating to the latest version to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields * < 2.7.31

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 2.8 < 2.8.23.2

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 3 < 3.0.10.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/trunk/cla...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nex Team
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