CVE-2023-6999 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution

What is CVE-2023-6999?

CVE-2023-6999 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Exxecution via shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.10 (with the exception of 2.7.31.2, 2.8.23.2, 2.9.19.2). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access or higher, to execute code on the server.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6999?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Podsfoundation Pods.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-6999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

• CVE-2023-6967 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode High 8.8
• CVE-2023-23790 WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) High 7.1
• CVE-2024-11849 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2021-24338 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.4
• CVE-2021-24339 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cm43-2v3p-vgjx.