Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0579YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin < 5.30.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in YARPP from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscribers to perform SQL Injection attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/574f7607-96d8-4ef8-b96c-0425ad7e7690 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description