# CVE-2020-5766: SQL injection in SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the SRS Simple Hits Counter plugin to read database fields.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmxc-pvr4-wcxp

## What is CVE-2020-5766?

CVE-2020-5766 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress, published on 13 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to determine the value of database fields.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5766?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Srs Simple Hits Counter Project Srs Simple Hits Counter.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5766 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-5766 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SRS Simple Hits Counter 1.0.3-1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-5766.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress

- [CVE-2023-22709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22709/): WordPress SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin <= 1.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5766 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5766 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress, published on 13 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-5766 exists.

Affected product: SRS Simple Hits Counter Plugin for WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5766/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5766/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5766
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5766
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5766

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5766/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.