Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5843Ads by datafeedr.com <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution
Critical 9.0
In plain English
A critical-severity code injection in Ads by datafeedr.com from datafeedrcom. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| datafeedrcom | Ads by datafeedr.com | 0 – through 1.1.3 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H