VDB-243853 · CVE-2023-5843 · GCVE-0-2023-5843

datafeedr.com Ads Plugin up to 1.1.3 on WordPress code injection

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8.6	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in datafeedr.com Ads Plugin up to 1.1.3 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-5843. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in datafeedr.com Ads Plugin up to 1.1.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5843 since 10/30/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

datafeedr.com

Name

Ads Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.0
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2023 🔍
10/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2026 +894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-5843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243853

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2023 08:49
Updated: 04/11/2026 03:39
Changes: 10/30/2023 08:49 (36), 11/22/2023 08:19 (1), 11/22/2023 08:23 (22), 04/11/2026 03:39 (16)
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