CVE-2024-3105
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.9), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The Woody code snippets – Insert Header Footer Code, AdSense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the 'insert_php' shortcode. This is due to the plugin not restricting the usage of the functionality to high level authorized users. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.78% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-06-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/insert-php/trunk/includes/class.plugin.php#L166
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/insert-php/trunk/includes/shortcodes/shortcode-insert-php.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3102522%40insert-php&new=3102522%40insert-php&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/134ad095-b0a0-4f0f-832d-3e558d4a250a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/insert-php/trunk/includes/class.plugin.php#L166
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/insert-php/trunk/includes/shortcodes/shortcode-insert-php.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3102522%40insert-php&new=3102522%40insert-php&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/134ad095-b0a0-4f0f-832d-3e558d4a250a?source=cve
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