Nexter Extension <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated(Editor+) Remote Code Execution via metabox

7.2
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-45751
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published October 12, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack

Description

The Nexter Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via the nxt-code-php-snippet metabox. This allows authenticated attackers with editor-level privileges and above to execute code on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for Nexter Extension

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug nexter-extension (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.3
Patched Version
  • 2.0.4

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