CVE-2023-5437CWE-89

WP fade in text news <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

High · published October 31, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The WP fade in text news plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 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 subscriber-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
0.00790 · 55.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2023-10-31T08:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 OCT 08:32Z
    WP fade in text news <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
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