CVE-2025-48169
WordPress Code Engine Plugin <= 0.3.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine code-engine allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Code Engine: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Code Engine Plugin <= 0.3.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine code-engine allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Code Engine: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
CVE-2025-48169- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-25336
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine code-engine allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Code Engine: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
EUVD-2025-25336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v322-wc7v-xh7c
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine...
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine allows Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects Code Engine: from n/a through 0.3.3.
- Record
GHSA-v322-wc7v-xh7c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Code Engine code-engine allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Code Engine: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
CVE-2025-48169- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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-2025-48169 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Jordy Meow Code Engine, published August 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/code-engine/vulnerability/wordpress-code-engine-plugin-0-3-3-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48169
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v322-wc7v-xh7c