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CVE-2023-7064

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-7064 describes a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.15.2. This flaw allows authenticated subscribers to inject a PHP Object through deserialization of untrusted input in the 'auxin_template_control_importer' function, provided they can upload a separate PHAR payload. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high potential for impact, including arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data retrieval, or code execution if a suitable POP chain exists on the target system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, <= 2.17.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
< 2.17.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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/auxin-elements/trunk/admin/includes/admin-ajax.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/3251498
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/3271715
wordpress.org / plugins/auxin-elements
Product
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0882205-3037-4ada-9e44-ddd55d88fcb1
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