CVE-2023-4999 is a high-severity SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 9.2. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions can exploit this flaw by manipulating the [horizontal-scrolling] shortcode to extract sensitive information from the database. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high potential for impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 9.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:horizontal_scrolling_announcement:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
<= 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:horizontal_scrolling_announcement:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.