CVE-2023-4521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Import XML and RSS Feeds WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 contains a web shell, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform RCE. The plugin/vendor was not compromised and the files are the result of running a PoC for a previously reported issue (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4220025-2272-4d5f-9703-4b2ac4a51c42) and not deleting the created files when releasing the new version.

Published: 2023-09-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 92.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Import XML and RSS Feeds

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.4`	affected	< 2.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mooveagency:import_xml_and_rss_feeds:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.92609.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de2cdb38-3a9f-448e-b564-a798d1e93481

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mooveagency Import Xml And Rss Feeds

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-09-25T15:56:53.965Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:15:47.593Z

Reserved: 2023-08-24T15:33:51.246Z

Link: CVE-2023-4521

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.087Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-25T16:15:15.297

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:45.140

Link: CVE-2023-4521

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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