CVE-2023-5761 SQL injection in Burst Statistics Pro
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Burst Statistics plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5761?
CVE-2023-5761 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Really Simple Plugins Burst Statistics Pro, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'url' parameter in versions 1.4.0 to 1.4.6.1 (free) and versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 (pro) due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2023-5761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Burst-Statistics Burst Statistics.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5761 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-2023-5761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Really Simple Plugins Burst Statistics Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38xq-8jqq-g368.