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CVE-2023-1381

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-1381 is a critical PHAR deserialization vulnerability affecting the WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin prior to version 4.5.5. This flaw allows attackers to manipulate image file paths, potentially leading to remote code execution through a gadget chain in specific configurations. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only low privileges and no user interaction. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting it is not widely known or actively exploited at this time.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0169 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.wpscan.com / uncovering-a-phar-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wp-meta-seo-and-escalating-to-rce
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wpscan.com / vulnerability/f140a928-d297-4bd1-8552-bfebcedba536
ExploitThird Party Advisory