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CVE-2023-4994

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-4994 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 3.0.4. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server through the 'php' shortcode. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring only low privileges, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, <= 3.0.4CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:hitreach:allow_php_in_posts_and_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
<= 3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hitreach:allow_php_in_posts_and_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.9CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 21,924 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/trunk/allowphp.php
Patch
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d8b4bb6-3715-40c1-8140-7fcf874ccec3
Third Party Advisory