# CVE-2023-0234: SiteGround Security < 1.3.1 - Admin+ SQLi

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries via unsanitized input in the SiteGround Security plugin, potentially accessing or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4xc-8g7v-c85h

## What is CVE-2023-0234?

CVE-2023-0234 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SiteGround Security, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SiteGround Security WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not properly sanitize user input before using it in an SQL query, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siteground Siteground Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0234 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0234 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SiteGround Security

- [CVE-2022-0993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0993/): SiteGround Security <= 1.2.5 - Authorization Weakness to Authentication Bypass (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0234 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SiteGround Security, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0234 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SiteGround Security. 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-2023-0234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.