Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.12 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
CVE-2023-0631

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Paid Memberships Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 75%

Summary

The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress, prior to version 2.9.12, is susceptible to an SQL injection vulnerability. This flaw allows subscribers to execute shortcodes that directly concatenate user-supplied attributes into SQL queries, potentially exposing sensitive information or manipulating database contents. It underscores the necessity of validating and sanitizing user inputs in applications.

Affected Version(s)

Paid Memberships Pro 1.5.5 < 2.9.12

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-0631 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19ef92fd-b493-4488-91f0-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

EPSS Score

75% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marc Montpas
WPScan
.