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CVE-2023-23488

93
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-23488 is a critical unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability affecting the Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin versions prior to 2.9.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries through the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. Exploit code is publicly available, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered significant community attention with 11 mentions and media coverage, indicating a high likelihood of active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
92.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Wordpress Paid Membership Pro code Unauthenticated SQLi · Jan 12, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2023-23488 · Feb 20, 2023
ExploitDB: EDB-51235 · Apr 3, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9246 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

jfrogvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
lfedgevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
linkacevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
markusprojectvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (4)

jfrogllm-jfrog-1446f6b18e1f0ec3CRITICAL

SQL Injection in Multiple WordPress Plugins

Jan 12, 2023
lfedgellm-lfedge-8da4f98ae8bcdd86CRITICAL

SQL Injection in Multiple WordPress Plugins

Jan 12, 2023
markusprojectllm-markusproject-22502dfd62244defCRITICAL

SQL Injection in Multiple WordPress Plugins

Jan 12, 2023
linkacellm-linkace-1d35c62a94db36a5CRITICAL

SQL Injection in Multiple WordPress Plugins

Jan 12, 2023

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/171661/WordPress-Paid-Memberships-Pro-2.9.8-SQL-Injection.html
tenable.com / security/research/tra-2023-2
Third Party Advisory