CVE-2023-3211 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WordPress Database Administrator WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

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 0.00604.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Dmparekh	Wordpress Database Administrator

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-43889	The WordPress Database Administrator WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/873824f0-e8b1-45bd-8579-bc3c649a54e5/

History

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-16T15:54:01.909Z

Updated: 2025-06-11T16:48:54.966Z

Reserved: 2023-06-12T16:39:15.527Z

Link: CVE-2023-3211

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:48:08.128Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-16T16:15:11.290

Modified: 2025-06-11T17:15:32.187

Link: CVE-2023-3211

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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