CVE-2023-32508 HIGH

CVE-2023-32508: WordPress Order Your Posts Manually Plugin <= 2.2.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Rolf Van Gelder
Product Order Your Posts Manually
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published November 3, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Rolf van Gelder Order Your Posts Manually allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Order Your Posts Manually: from n/a through 2.2.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Order Your Posts Manually contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database query handling. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially reading sensitive data from the WordPress database or causing service disruption. The vulnerability requires high-level privileges and does not affect data integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the WordPress database or cause the site to become unavailable.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could expose your database contents or disrupt site availability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 3, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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