CVE-2023-49161 HIGH

CVE-2023-49161: WordPress Bravo Translate Plugin <= 1.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Guelben

Product Bravo Translate

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published December 20, 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 Guelben Bravo Translate.This issue affects Bravo Translate: from n/a through 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bravo Translate versions up to 1.2 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a high-privilege context. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to read or modify database contents. The vulnerability requires admin-level access and does not affect data integrity, but can expose sensitive information and degrade system availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database or cause the site to become slow or unresponsive.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 20, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49161 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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