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CVE-2023-4999

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 20, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-89
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's [horizontal-scrolling] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Affected WordPress components

  • horizontal-scrolling-announcement Plugin · horizontal-scrolling-announcement
    Confirmed match Homeless
    Up to and including 9.2
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • gopiplus Horizontal scrolling announcement — Up to and including 9.2
  • gopiplus horizontal_scrolling_announcement — Up to and including 9.2

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/horizontal-scrolling-announcement/trunk/horizontal-scrolling-announcement.php#L79 Exploit
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf50922a-58a6-4ca4-80b7-cafb37b87216?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record