PT-2023-32107 · WordPress · Wp Image Slideshow Plugin

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-10-31 · Updated 2023-11-06 · CVE-2023-5438

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 wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 12.0

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, 12.0, update to a version that addresses the SQL Injection issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's shortcode to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5438

Affected Products

Wp Image Slideshow Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-image-slideshow/trunk/wp-image-slideshow.php?rev=2827205#L189 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2985394/wp-image-slideshow#file2 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5438 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e24383b-5b0f-4114-908b-4c2778632f73?source=cve · Patch
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73202 · Telegram Post