CVE-2023-48764 HIGH

CVE-2023-48764: WordPress WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks Plugin <= 2.2.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Guardgiant Brute Force Protection
Product WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 19, 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 GuardGiant Brute Force Protection WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks.This issue affects WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks: from n/a through 2.2.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The GuardGiant Brute Force Protection plugin for WordPress versions up to 2.2.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database queries. An attacker with administrative privileges can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially reading sensitive data from the WordPress database. The vulnerability requires high-level access and does not affect data integrity or site availability directly.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the WordPress database by injecting SQL commands.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could expose user data, passwords, and site configuration stored in the database.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have WordPress administrator access to the plugin's settings.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated