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CVE-2023-5000

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 6, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
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 announcements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's 'hsas-shortcode' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.4 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 contributor-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 announcements Plugin · horizontal-scrolling-announcements
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.4
    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 announcements — Up to and including 2.4
  • gopiplus horizontal_scrolling_announcement — Up to and including 2.4

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/horizontal-scrolling-announcements/trunk/query/db_content.php?rev=2827116#L44
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/horizontal-scrolling-announcements/trunk/query/db_content.php?rev=2973422#L56
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/327e706d-2d6c-4204-a531-281f2e2dbcf0?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record