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CVE-2023-49837

MEDIUM
Published 2024-03-21T17:07:27.794Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.485
Higher than 48.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in David Artiss Code Embed.This issue affects Code Embed: from n/a through 2.3.6.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

David Artiss

Code Embed

Affected Versions:

n/a

WordPress Vulnerability

Identified and analyzed by Wordfence

Software Type

Plugin

Patch Status

Patched

Published

December 5, 2023

Software Details

Software Name

Code Embed

Software Slug

simple-embed-code

Affected Versions

* - 2.3.6

Patched Versions

2.3.7

Remediation

Update to version 2.3.7, or a newer patched version

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ef2ded1-dd56-4c33-98dc-d4c69e66568f?source=api-prod

© Defiant Inc. Data provided by Wordfence.

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-qw3x-hp2h-3hcq

Advisory Details

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in David Artiss Code Embed.This issue affects Code Embed: from n/a through 2.3.6.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49837
WEB https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-embed-code/wordpress-embed-code-plugin-2-3-6-denial-of-service-attack-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 21, 2024, Modified: March 13, 2025

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-embed-code/wordpress-embed-code-plugin-2-3-6-denial-of-service-attack-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Published: 2024-03-21T17:07:27.794Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-13T18:41:53.663Z
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