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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-5201

OpenHook plugin for WordPress 'php' shortcode Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 29, 2023 · catalog updated Sep 29, 2023 · OpenHook plugin for WordPress

Patch now

CVE-2023-5201 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm OpenHook plugin for WordPress 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 (OpenHook plugin for WordPress).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.71%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor rickbeckman openhook

The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor rickbeckman openhookversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-5201

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-5201 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm OpenHook plugin for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. 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 1.71%. 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 29, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.

  2. Sep 29, 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-2023-5201

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-5201

    30-day exploitation probability 1.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-5201

    The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortco

    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.