# CVE-2023-2805: SupportCandy < 3.1.7 - Admin+ SQLi

> High-privilege users can exploit SQL injection in SupportCandy plugin 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:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-433m-h5jj-8j5m

## What is CVE-2023-2805?

CVE-2023-2805 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SupportCandy, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 3.1.7 does not properly sanitise and escape the agents[] parameter in the set_add_agent_leaves AJAX function before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2805?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Supportcandy Supportcandy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2805 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2805 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SupportCandy

- [CVE-2023-1730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1730/): SupportCandy < 3.1.5 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-11223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11223/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-2719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2719/): SupportCandy < 3.1.7 - Subscriber+ SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24879/): SupportCandy < 2.2.7 - CSRF to Cross-Site Scripting (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24839/): SupportCandy < 2.2.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Ticket Deletion (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2805 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2805 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown SupportCandy, 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-2023-2805 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SupportCandy. 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-2023-2805/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2805/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2805
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2805
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2805

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2805/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.