CVE-2023-50855 HIGH

CVE-2023-50855: WordPress Pre* Party Resource Hints Plugin <= 1.8.18 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Sam Perrow
Product Pre* Party Resource Hints
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 28, 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 Sam Perrow Pre* Party Resource Hints.This issue affects Pre* Party Resource Hints: from n/a through 1.8.18.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pre* Party Resource Hints versions up to 1.8.18 contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to high-privilege users. An attacker with administrative access can inject malicious SQL queries through the plugin's input handling. This allows reading or modifying database contents. The vulnerability requires admin-level credentials to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify database contents via SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could expose or alter your site's database, including user data and post content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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