CVE-2023-5843

Ads by datafeedr.com <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.

El complemento Ads by datafeedr.com para WordPress es vulnerable a la ejecución remota de código en versiones hasta la 1.1.3 incluida a través de la función 'dfads_ajax_load_ads'. Esto permite a atacantes no autenticados ejecutar código en el servidor. Los parámetros de la función invocable son limitados y no se pueden especificar arbitrariamente.

*Credits: Lana Codes

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-30 CVE Reserved
2023-10-30 CVE Published
2023-10-31 First Exploit
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5412fd87-49bc-445c-8d16-443e38933d1e?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/codeb0ss/CVE-2023-5843-PoC	2023-10-31
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ads-by-datafeedrcom/tags/1.1.3/inc/dfads.class.php#L34	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Datafeedr Search vendor "Datafeedr"		Ads By Datafeedr.com Search vendor "Datafeedr" for product "Ads By Datafeedr.com"				<= 1.1.3 Search vendor "Datafeedr" for product "Ads By Datafeedr.com" and version " <= 1.1.3"		wordpress		Affected