CVE-2023-5000CWE-89

Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

High · published August 6, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Horizontal scrolling announcements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's 'hsas-shortcode' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00613 · 48.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2024-08-06T01:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 01:49Z
    Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
    cvelistv5