# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38xq-8jqq-g368

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5761?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2024-0405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0405/): Burst Statistics Really Simple Plugins <= 1.5.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-1894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1894/): Cross-site scripting in Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Really Simple Plugins Burst Statistics Pro. 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-2023-5761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5761/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.