SQL Injection Vulnerability in Superb Slideshow Gallery Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2023-5434

What is CVE-2023-5434?

The Superb Slideshow Gallery plugin for WordPress suffers from a SQL Injection vulnerability in versions up to and including 13.1. This issue arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied parameters and insufficient preparation of SQL queries. As a result, authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or higher can inject additional SQL queries into existing queries. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive database information, posing a significant risk to website integrity.

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