# CVE-2022-23911: AP Custom Testimonial < 1.4.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection

> An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the AP Custom Testimonial plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcvq-9h68-fmx6

## What is CVE-2022-23911?

CVE-2022-23911 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Testimonial WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.4.7 does not validate and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement when retrieving a testimonial to edit, leading to a SQL Injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23911?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Accesspressthemes Ap Custom Testimonial.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial

- [CVE-2022-23912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23912/): AP Custom Testimonial < 1.4.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23911 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23911 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial. 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-2022-23911/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23911/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23911
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23911
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23911

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23911/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.