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CVE-2023-0278

GeoDirectory < 2.2.24 - Admin+ SQLi

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.2.24 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

The GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'selected', 'post_type' parameters in versions up to, and including, 2.2.23 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

*Credits: Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE), Kunal Sharma (University of Kaiserslautern), WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wpgeodirectory
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 Geodirectory
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 < 2.2.24
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Affected