CVE-2011-10033 (GCVE-0-2011-10033)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 01:23 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:13 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Plugin is-human <= v1.4.2 Eval Injection RCE
Summary
The WordPress plugin is-human <= v1.4.2 contains an eval injection vulnerability in /is-human/engine.php that can be triggered via the 'type' parameter when the 'action' parameter is set to 'log-reset'. The root cause is unsafe use of eval() on user-controlled input, which can lead to execution of attacker-supplied PHP and OS commands. This may result in arbitrary code execution as the webserver user, site compromise, or data exfiltration. The is-human plugin was made defunct in June 2008 and is no longer available for download. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild in March 2012.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-15 18:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/is-human/ | product |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17299 | exploit |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20120115212202/http:/… | technical-description |
| https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/s… | technical-description |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-pl… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| is-human WordPress Plugin | is-human WordPress Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:disable_wordpress_update_notifications_and_auto-update_email_notifications_project:is-human__plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2011-05-17 00:00
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