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CVE-2023-5201

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-5201 describes a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the OpenHook plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.3.0. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server, provided the '[php]' shortcode setting is enabled. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rickbeckman:openhook:*:*:*:*: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
1.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0143 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 17,805 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

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.0/inc/shortcodes.php
Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/thesis-openhook/tags/4.3.1/inc/shortcodes.php
Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b9ed0e-5af2-47c1-b2da-8d103e4c31bf
Third Party Advisory