Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-4797Newsletter Lite < 4.9.3 - Admin+ Command Injection
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Newsletters from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly escape user-controlled parameters when they are appended to SQL queries and shell commands, which could enable an administrator to run arbitrary commands on the server.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Newsletters | 0 – before 4.9.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de169fc7-f388-4abb-ab94-12522fd1ac92/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description