# CVE-2023-2221: WP Custom Cursors < 3.2 - Admin+ SQLi

> Administrators can exploit SQL injection in WP Custom Cursors 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:** 19 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf73-c5j9-3h2p

## What is CVE-2023-2221?

CVE-2023-2221 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Custom Cursors WordPress plugin before 3.2 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as Admin.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2221?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp Custom Cursors Project Wp Custom Cursors.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2221 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2221 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin

- [CVE-2022-3150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3150/): WP Custom Cursors < 3.2 - Admin+ SQLi (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-3149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3149/): WP Custom Cursors < 3.0.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-3151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3151/): WP Custom Cursors < 3.0.1 - Arbitrary Cursor Deletion via CSRF (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2221 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin, published on 19 Jun 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-2023-2221 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin. 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-2023-2221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2221/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2221

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2221/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.