01 Record
CVE-2023-5000
Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-08-06 01:49Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-08 16:45Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-15
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 71a2ad1067dd7c99d83f483d795055cb3a22a910fcd1d87f989ff058897a61cf
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/327e706d-2d6c-4204-a531-281f2e2dbcf0?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/horizontal-scrolling-announcements/trunk/query/db_content.php?rev=2827116#L44
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/horizontal-scrolling-announcements/trunk/query/db_content.php?rev=2973422#L56