CVE-2023-1730 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 3.1.5 does not validate and escape user input before using it in an SQL statement, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks

Published: 2023-05-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 40.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

SupportCandy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:supportcandy:supportcandy:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 0.40586.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/44b51a56-ff05-4d50-9327-fc9bab74d4b7

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.86465}`	epss `{'score': 0.87223}`

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-89
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Supportcandy Supportcandy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-05-02T07:05:01.073Z

Updated: 2025-01-30T14:23:35.538Z

Reserved: 2023-03-30T14:55:03.802Z

Link: CVE-2023-1730

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:57:24.977Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-02T08:15:10.267

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:28:37.880

Link: CVE-2023-1730

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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