CVE-2023-5437 HIGH

CVE-2023-5437: WP fade in text news <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

Vendor Gopiplus
Product WP fade in text news
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published October 31, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The WP fade in text news plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated