SQL Injection Vulnerability in Image Vertical Reel Scroll Slideshow Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-5428

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Image vertical reel scroll slideshow
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 October 2023

Summary

The Image Vertical Reel Scroll Slideshow plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions and above to exploit SQL Injection via the shortcode. Due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters and a lack of proper preparation in SQL queries, attackers can inject additional SQL queries to extract sensitive data from the database. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including 9.0 of the plugin, highlighting the necessity for users to update to secure versions and implement robust security measures to safeguard their information.

Affected Version(s)

Image vertical reel scroll slideshow * <= 9.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-vertical...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2985333/imag...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
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