CVE-2023-47840 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-47840: WordPress Qode Essential Addons Plugin <= 1.5.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Vendor Qode Interactive

Product Qode Essential Addons

Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection

Published December 29, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Qode Essential Addons versions up to 1.5.2 contain a code injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to run arbitrary PHP code on the site. The vulnerability affects the entire system due to scope change. An attacker needs only a low-privilege account and network access to exploit it.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full system access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: data theft, malware injection, or total takeover possible.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 29, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47840 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html AskarLabs — CWE-94 write-up Code Injection

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-47840

CWE CWE-94

CVSS 9.9 / CRITICAL

Affected versions