# CVE-2023-0579: YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin < 5.30.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi

> Authenticated users can perform SQL injection via unvalidated shortcode attributes in the YARPP WordPress plugin.

- **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:** 16 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g76w-533m-p23h

## What is CVE-2023-0579?

CVE-2023-0579 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown YARPP, published on 16 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscribers to perform SQL Injection attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Yarpp Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0579 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0579 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown YARPP

- [CVE-2022-45374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45374/): WordPress Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) plugin <= 5.30.4 - Local File Inclusion (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4471/): YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin < 5.30.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-2433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2433/): YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-43919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43919/): WordPress Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) plugin <= 5.30.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-6495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6495/): YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin <= 5.30.9 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0579 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown YARPP, published on 16 Aug 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-2023-0579 exists.

Affected product: Unknown YARPP. 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-2023-0579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.