CVE-2023-5437

WP fade in text news <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 31, 2023 at 08:32 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWP fade in text news

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The WP fade in text news plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 12.0v < 12.1
Affected range stops below 12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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