CVE-2023-5437 describes a SQL Injection vulnerability in the WP fade in text news plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 12.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions to extract sensitive database information by injecting malicious SQL queries through the plugin's shortcode. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and does not require user interaction, posing a significant risk to data confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 12.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:wp_fade_in_text_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:wp_fade_in_text_news:*:*:*:*:*: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
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