# CVE-2023-23492: SQL injection in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Login with Phone Number plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg8j-vj2p-q63j

## What is CVE-2023-23492?

CVE-2023-23492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin, version < 1.4.2, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'ID' parameter of its 'lwp_forgot_password' action.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Idehweb Login With Phone Number.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23492 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23492 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Login with Phone Number - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-23492.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin

- [CVE-2024-6482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6482/): Login with phone number <= 1.7.49 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authorization Bypass to Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4916/): Login with phone number <= 1.5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Password Change (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-0593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0593/): Login with phone number < 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated remote plugin deletion (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-37429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37429/): WordPress Login with phone number plugin <= 1.7.35 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-0598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0598/): Login with phone number < 1.3.8 - Multiple Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23492 exists.

Affected product: Login with Phone Number WordPress 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-2023-23492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23492/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.