WordPress Kanban Boards for WordPress Plugin <= 2.5.21 is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Kanban for WordPress Kanban Boards for WordPress.This issue affects Kanban Boards for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.21.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0082 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanban for WordPress | Kanban Boards for WordPress | up to 2.5.21 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Kanban Boards for WordPress VendorKanban for WordPress Affected up to 2.5.21 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kanbanwp:kanban_boards_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.5.21 | Vulnerable | Kanban for WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:kanbanwp:kanban_boards_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.5.21 Vulnerable ·Kanban for WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40606
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32mh-vqmr-g449
References
More Kanban for WordPress Kanban Boards For Wordpress vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00828 Kanban Boards for WordPress < 2.5.21 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-09683 WordPress Kanban Boards for WordPress Plugin <= 2.5.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-40606 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40606 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32mh-vqmr-g449 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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