SQL Injection Vulnerability in Pods Plugin Could Lead to Sensitive Data Exfiltration

CVE-2023-6967

Summary

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress exhibits a SQL Injection vulnerability through its shortcode feature. This issue arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied parameters and insufficient preparation of the SQL queries involved. Attackers with contributor level access or higher can leverage this vulnerability to inject additional SQL commands into existing queries. This manipulation can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data stored within the database, potentially compromising the integrity and privacy of user information.

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