CVE-2023-7064
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via auxin_template_control_importer
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.5 via deserialization of untrusted input from the vulnerable 'id' parameter in the 'auxin_template_control_importer' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers able to upload a separate PHAR payload as an image file to inject a PHP Object, though the action itself is available to subscribers. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.87% · top 41% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
averta · Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
- affected ≤ 2.17.5
References (5)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0882205-3037-4ada-9e44-ddd55d88fcb1?source=cve (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/auxin-elements/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/admin/includes/admin-ajax.php?annotate=blame&rev=3251498 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3251498 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3271715/ (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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