CVE-2023-4994

CRITICAL 9.9

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

CVSS Score

9.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-94
Vendor	hit-reach
Product	allow php in posts and pages
Published	Sep 16, 2023
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

hit-reach / Allow PHP in Posts and Pages

0 ≤ 3.0.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

István Márton