Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution

8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-6999
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published March 28, 2024
Last Updated April 9, 2024
Researcher Nex Team

Description

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Exxecution via shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.10 (with the exception of 2.7.31.2, 2.8.23.2, 2.9.19.2). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access or higher, to execute code on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug pods (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 2.7.31.2, 2.8.23.2, 2.9.19.2, 3.0.10.2
Affected Versions
  • < 2.7.31
  • 3 - 3.0.10.2 (exclusive)
  • 2.8 - 2.8.23.2 (exclusive)
Patched Versions
  • 2.7.31.2
  • 2.8.23.2
  • 2.9.19.2
  • 3.0.10.2

Recent vulnerabilities in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 3.3.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-54191 7.2 Bonds June 15, 2026
2 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 3.2.8.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2025-1446 4.4 Dmitrii Ignatyev March 2, 2025
3 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 3.2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-11849 4.4 Dmitrii Ignatyev December 16, 2024
4 Pods <= 3.2.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-9883 4.4 Dmitrii Ignatyev October 15, 2024
5 Several WordPress.org Plugins <= Various Versions - Injected Backdoor CVE-2024-6297 10.0 June 24, 2024
6 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pod Form Redirect URL CVE-2024-3956 5.4 wesley (wcraft) May 9, 2024
7 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVE-2023-6967 8.8 Nex Team March 28, 2024
8 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Missing Authorization CVE-2023-6965 4.3 Nex Team March 28, 2024
9 Pods <= 2.9.10.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2023-23790 7.1 Rafshanzani Suhada January 20, 2023
10 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 2.7.28 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting 5.5 Muhammad Daffa August 6, 2021

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