CVE-2023-0388 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Random Text WordPress plugin through 0.3.0 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by any authenticated users, such as subscribers.

Published: 2023-04-24

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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

Random Text

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 0.3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:random_text_project:random_text:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12449	The Random Text WordPress plugin through 0.3.0 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by any authenticated users, such as subscribers.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00998.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77861a2e-879a-4bd0-b4c0-cd19481ace5d

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Random Text Project Random Text

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-04-24T18:30:54.683Z

Updated: 2025-02-04T18:33:41.863Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T15:51:49.969Z

Link: CVE-2023-0388

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:55.577Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-24T19:15:08.723

Modified: 2025-02-04T19:15:26.970

Link: CVE-2023-0388

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-89

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