Register for the AI for Security Summit: Join Figma, Perplexity & Wiz

CVE-2023-47663
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WordPress Foyer plugin version 1.7.5 and earlier contains a Content Injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-47663). This security issue was discovered by Abdi Pranata and was publicly disclosed on November 8, 2023. The vulnerability affects the content management functionality of the Foyer plugin for WordPress installations (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.6 (Low severity) and is classified under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control. The security issue allows for improper access control that could lead to content injection. The vulnerability requires Contributor-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject their own content into pages and posts of the affected WordPress website. The impact could extend to the potential injection of phishing pages into the compromised website (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited. It requires Contributor-level access to the WordPress installation to be exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure date, no official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity rating, virtual patching (vPatch) has been deemed unnecessary (Patchstack).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related WordPress vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2026-85009MEDIUM6.5
  • restropress
NoNoSep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-85010MEDIUM5.3
  • restropress
NoYesSep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-86475MEDIUM5.3
  • appointment-hour-booking
NoYesSep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-84906MEDIUM5.3
  • wp-event-solution
NoYesSep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-16557MEDIUM4.3
  • nimble-builder
NoNoSep 16, 2026

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management