CVE-2013-10023 Editorial Calendar Plugin edcal.php edcal_filter_where sql injection

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Editorial Calendar Plugin to read or modify database contents.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-10023?

CVE-2013-10023 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Editorial Calendar Plugin, published on 8 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Editorial Calendar Plugin up to 2.6 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function edcal_filter_where of the file edcal.php. The manipulation of the argument edcal_startDate/edcal_endDate leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.7 is able to address this issue. The patch is named a9277f13781187daee760b4dfd052b1b68e101cc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225151.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-10023?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Editorial Calendar Project Editorial Calendar.

How do I fix CVE-2013-10023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-10023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2013-10023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-10023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xr8m-38f7-mvq7.

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