CVE-2023-2636 AN_GradeBook <= 5.0.1 - Subscriber+ SQLi
Subscribers can exploit SQL injection in AN_GradeBook to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2636?
CVE-2023-2636 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown AN_GradeBook, published on 17 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AN_GradeBook WordPress plugin through 5.0.1 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 subscriber
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2636?
It affects 1 product.
Products include An Gradebook Project an Gradebook.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2636?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-2636 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2636 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown AN_GradeBook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2p4-9q23-3859.