CVE-2023-4797 json
Newsletter Lite < 4.9.3 - Admin+ Command Injection
published 2024-01-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-54641
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Newsletters 4.9.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de169fc7-f388-4abb-ab94-12522fd1ac92/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Newsletters
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/de169fc7-f388-4abb-ab94-12522fd1ac92/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-4797
- NVD CVE-2023-4797
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