PT-2023-32102 · WordPress · Message Ticker Plugin

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-10-31 · Updated 2023-11-06 · CVE-2023-5433

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Message ticker plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 9.2

Description The issue arises from insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries. This can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 9.2, consider disabling the shortcode functionality until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation by authenticated attackers. Avoid using the vulnerable plugin until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5433

Affected Products

Message Ticker Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/message-ticker/trunk/message-ticker.php?rev=2827131#L142 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5433 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2985499/message-ticker#file1 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5433 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0b1fa88-2fc6-41af-bd39-12af92dc6533?source=cve · Patch
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73209 · Telegram Post