CVE-2025-68897
WordPress IF AS Shortcode plugin <= 1.2 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode if-as-shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.2.
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
9.9
WordPress IF AS Shortcode plugin <= 1.2 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode if-as-shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-68897- 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-2025-205596
9.9
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode if-as-shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-205596- 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-cw44-2fxg-4q3m
9.9
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF...
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through 1.2.
- Record
GHSA-cw44-2fxg-4q3m- 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
9.9
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode if-as-shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-68897- 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-2025-68897 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Mohammad I. Okfie If As Shortcode, published December 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/if-as-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-if-as-shortcode-plugin-1-2-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68897
vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/if-as-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-if-as-shortcode-plugin-1-2-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/if-as-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-if-as-shortcode-plugin-1-2-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw44-2fxg-4q3m