CVE-2023-47444
Published: 15 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-47444 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Opencart Opencart. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-47444 is a code injection vulnerability affecting OpenCart versions 4.0.0.0 through 4.0.2.3. It stems from insufficient validation in the common/security component, which permits authenticated backend users possessing write privileges to insert arbitrary untrusted data into the config.php and admin/config.php files. The flaw is tracked under CWE-94 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.
An attacker who already holds a backend account with the required privileges can leverage the issue to write attacker-controlled content into the configuration files. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution on the underlying web server, granting the adversary full control over the application and host environment.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0740 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0397, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51556
Vulnerability details
An issue discovered in OpenCart 4.0.0.0 to 4.0.2.3 allows authenticated backend users having common/security write privilege can write arbitrary untrusted data inside config.php and admin/config.php, resulting in remote code execution on the underlying server.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.