What it is
CVE-2023-5815 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting infornweb News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid and 4 other products. The News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin —...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2023-5815
News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid Remote Code Execution
infornweb / News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid · 0 to <= 3.4.1
- Severity
- CVSS 8.1 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 4.3%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
infornweb / News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid 0 to <= 3.4.1.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid Remote Code Execution
The News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid, Blog Post Slider, Blog Post Carousel, Blog Post Ticker, Blog Post Masonry) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 via the bdp_get_more_post function hooked via a nopriv AJAX. This is due to function utilizing an unsafe extract() method to extract values from the POST variable and passing that input to the include() function.
This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary PHP files and achieve remote code execution. On vulnerable Docker configurations it may be possible for an attacker to create a PHP file and then subsequently include it to achieve RCE.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
infornweb
news_\&_blog_designer_pack_wordpress_blog_plugin
Through 3.4.1
Affected
infornweb
News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid, Blog Post Slider, Blog Post Carousel, Blog Post Ticker, Blog Post Masonry)
Through 3.4.1
Affected
- Published
- 22 Nov 2023
- Exploitation Reported
- 12 Nov 2025
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
Tags
nuclei_scanner
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5815
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f2bdf11-401... wordfence.com · CVE Record https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f2bdf11-40...
- wordpress.org/plugins/blog-designer-pack wordpress.org · CVE Record https://wordpress.org/plugins/blog-designer-pack/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset plugins.trac.wordpress.org · CVE Record https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&re...
- leavesongs.com/PENETRATION/docker-php-include-getshell.html leavesongs.com · CVE Record https://www.leavesongs.com/PENETRATION/docker-php-include-getshell.ht...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
The Shadowserver
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Proof of concept available
Nuclei Templates
Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| The Shadowserver First | 2025-11-12 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
Nuclei template detected 01 Jun 2026.
View Nuclei template (opens in new tab)Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →Scanner Artifacts
Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-5815.yaml | 01 Jun 2026 |
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.1
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.3%
Potential Proof of Concepts
These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
nuclei · Created Unknown
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Public PoC available
Public proof-of-concept code published
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Nuclei template available
Scanner coverage available
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Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
-
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Automate this intelligence
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2023-5815
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2023-5815",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 8.1,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.04262,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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