CVE-2023-0329 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.12.2 does not properly sanitize and escape the Replace URL parameter in the Tools module before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with the Administrator role.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Elementor Website Builder

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.12.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Elementor Subscribe	Website Builder Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12390	The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.12.2 does not properly sanitize and escape the Replace URL parameter in the Tools module before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with the Administrator role.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175639/Elementor-Website-Builder-SQL-Injection.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a875836d-77f4-4306-b275-2b60efff1493

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.05739}`	epss `{'score': 0.07063}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-05-30T07:49:13.896Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:21:31.797Z

Reserved: 2023-01-16T19:21:03.388Z

Link: CVE-2023-0329

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-30T08:15:09.397

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:23.790

Link: CVE-2023-0329

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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