CVE-2023-47840
Published: 29 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-47840 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Qodeinteractive Qode Essential Addons. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-47840 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) affecting the Qode Essential Addons plugin for WordPress, versions through 1.5.2. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.9 and permits improper control over code generation, which manifests in practice as the ability to install and activate arbitrary plugins.
An attacker with low-privileged authenticated access can exploit the issue over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows installation and activation of attacker-chosen plugins, resulting in arbitrary code execution with impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, including scope change to other site components.
The referenced Patchstack advisories document the vulnerability as an arbitrary plugin installation and activation issue but do not detail specific patches or configuration workarounds beyond the implied need to update the affected plugin.
EPSS for the CVE stands at 0.2119 with no material rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51935
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Qode Interactive Qode Essential Addons.This issue affects Qode Essential Addons: from n/a through 1.5.2.
- 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.