Name: CVE-2023-5843: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-5843, CWE-94, CVSS 9, EPSS 0.02178

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ads By Datafeedrcom Plugin	—	Update ads-by-datafeedrcom plugin to version 1.2.0, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Oct 30, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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