# CVE-2023-0487: My Sticky Elements < 2.0.9 - Admin+ SQLi

> An admin-level SQL injection in the My Sticky Elements WordPress plugin allows attackers to manipulate database queries during message deletion.

- **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:** 27 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cw9g-hjgc-39f8

## What is CVE-2023-0487?

CVE-2023-0487 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs, published on 27 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The My Sticky Elements WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement when deleting messages, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Premio My Sticky Elements.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0487 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0487 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs

- [CVE-2023-3248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3248/): All-in-one Floating Contact Form < 2.1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0487 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs, published on 27 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0487 exists.

Affected product: Unknown All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs. 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-2023-0487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0487/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0487

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0487/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.