CVE-2023-5000 Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the Horizontal scrolling announcements plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- 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-2023-5000?
CVE-2023-5000 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in gopiplus Horizontal scrolling announcements, published on 6 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Horizontal scrolling announcements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's 'hsas-shortcode' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5000?
How do I fix CVE-2023-5000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5000 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-2023-5000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wv9-8hgv-99m7.