WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Easy PHP Settings < 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Code Injection via 'wp_memory_limit' Setting
Description
The Easy PHP Settings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4 via the `update_wp_memory_constants()` method. This is due to insufficient input validation on the `wp_memory_limit` and `wp_max_memory_limit` settings before writing them to `wp-config.php`. The `sanitize_text_field()` function used for sanitization does not filter single quotes, allowing an attacker to break out of the string context in a PHP `define()` statement. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server by modifying `wp-config.php`, which is loaded on every page request.
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Classification
Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
ZAST.AI
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-03-06 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2026-03-06 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-03-07 (about 5 months ago)