CVE-2023-5843
Ads by datafeedr.com <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ads by datafeedr.com <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.
- Record
CVE-2023-5843- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58124
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.
- Record
EUVD-2023-58124- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97wj-4q63-7pp6
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions...
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.
- Record
GHSA-97wj-4q63-7pp6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Ads by datafeedr.com plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via the 'dfads_ajax_load_ads' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The parameters of the callable function are limited, they cannot be specified arbitrarily.
- Record
CVE-2023-5843- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5843 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Datafeedr Ads By Datafeedr.com, published October 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.64%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5412fd87-49bc-445c-8d16-443e38933d1e?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ads-by-datafeedrcom/tags/1.1.3/inc/dfads.class.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5843
github.com/advisories/GHSA-97wj-4q63-7pp6