CVE-2023-4521
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Sep 25, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 942
CWE ID 697
Summary
CVE-2023-4521 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the Import XML and RSS Feeds plugin before version 2.1.5 for WordPress. The issue permits unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code (RCE) on affected installations due to the presence of a web shell. This vulnerability did not result from a compromise of the plugin or its vendor. Instead, it stems from a proof-of-concept (PoC) demonstrating a previously reported issue that was not fully resolved when the new plugin version was released.
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Affected Vendors
- Westermo Teleindustri AB
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