CVE-2023-34168 HIGH

CVE-2023-34168: WordPress WP Report Post Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Alex Raven

Product WP Report Post

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published December 18, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 Alex Raven WP Report Post allows SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Report Post: from n/a through 2.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Report Post versions up to 2.1.2 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in database queries. An attacker with high-level site privileges can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the database and potentially disrupt site availability. The vulnerability requires administrative or editor-level access to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database and cause temporary service disruption.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators and editors with malicious intent can extract database contents or degrade site performance.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level WordPress privileges (administrator or editor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34168 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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