CVE-2023-5843 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-5843: Ads by datafeedr.com <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution

Vendor Datafeedrcom
Product Ads by datafeedr.com
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published October 30, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 30, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated