CVE•Published 2023-09-30•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2023-5201Rickbeckman · Openhook
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
92
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 8% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The OpenHook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 via the 'php' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server. This requires the [php] shortcode setting to be enabled on the vulnerable site.
Timeline
Published 2023-09-30
Modified 2026-04-08
External references
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-2023-5201Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · WP plugin path
http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/openhook/"Matches any site loading the "openhook" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.
Shodan · product
product:"Rickbeckman Openhook"All exposed Rickbeckman Openhook instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openhook"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openhook" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2023-5201Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2023-5201Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2023-5201Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2023-5201GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2023-5201" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.