CVE•Published 2023-11-18•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data

CVE-2023-4214Apppresser · Apppresser

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 41% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-620Unverified Password Change CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Description

The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 4.2.5. This is due to the plugin generating too weak a reset code, and the code used to reset the password has no attempt or time limit.

Timeline

Published 2023-11-18

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2023-4214

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/apppresser/"

Matches any site loading the "apppresser" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Apppresser Apppresser"

All exposed Apppresser Apppresser instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Apppresser"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Apppresser" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.