# CVE-2023-1208: HTTP Headers < 1.18.11 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution

> An attacker with admin privileges can write arbitrary data to arbitrary files, leading to remote code execution in the HTTP Headers WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g93m-hx8j-2qmq

## What is CVE-2023-1208?

CVE-2023-1208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown HTTP Headers, published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This HTTP Headers WordPress plugin before 1.18.11 allows arbitrary data to be written to arbitrary files, leading to a Remote Code Execution vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1208?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Riverside Http Headers.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1208 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1208 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown HTTP Headers

- [CVE-2023-1207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1207/): HTTP Headers < 1.18.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-37874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37874/): WordPress HTTP Headers Plugin <= 1.18.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-37978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37978/): WordPress HTTP Headers Plugin <= 1.18.11 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown HTTP Headers, published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1208 exists.

Affected product: Unknown HTTP Headers. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1208

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1208/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.