vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: ads-by-datafeedrcom: CVE-2023-5843: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 30, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 30, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
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.
Solution
ads-by-datafeedrcom-plugin-cve-2023-5843
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