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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-4994

Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress Remote Code Execution

Published Sep 15, 2023 · catalog updated Sep 15, 2023 · Allow PHP in Posts

Patch now

CVE-2023-4994 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Allow PHP in Posts against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Allow PHP in Posts).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.89%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated allow_php_in_posts_and_pages · vendor hitreach allow_php_in_posts_and_pages

The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated allow_php_in_posts_and_pages<= 3.0.4
  • vendor hitreach allow_php_in_posts_and_pagesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-4994

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-4994 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Allow PHP in Posts against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.0.4. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.89%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 15, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

  2. Sep 15, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-4994

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-4994

    30-day exploitation probability 0.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-4994

    The Allow PHP in Posts and Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.