CVE-2023-34179 HIGH

CVE-2023-34179: WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Groundhogg Inc.

Product Groundhogg

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published November 3, 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 Groundhogg Inc. Groundhogg allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Groundhogg: from n/a through 2.7.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Groundhogg versions up to 2.7.11 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in database query handling. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially reading sensitive data from the database. The vulnerability requires high-level privileges and does not affect data integrity. A patch is available in versions after 2.7.11.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site's database by injecting SQL commands.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could expose customer data, email addresses, and other database records.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to Groundhogg.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 3, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34179 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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