CVE-2023-0259Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Database disclosure via unescaped shortcode template ID

Published Feb 13, 2023 · Updated Mar 21, 2025

SQL injection in jgwhite33 WP Google Review Slider before 11.8 allows remote authenticated users to extract database data through a crafted shortcode. The shortcode parser places the user-controlled tid value into an existing SQL query without sufficient escaping or parameterized preparation. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient, and the published time-delay payload reaches the parse-media-shortcode AJAX action.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in jgwhite33 WP Google Review Slider before 11.8 allows remote authenticated users to extract database data through a crafted shortcode. The shortcode parser places the user-controlled tid value into an existing SQL query without sufficient escaping or parameterized preparation. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient, and the published time-delay payload reaches the parse-media-shortcode AJAX action.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0259
Published
Feb 13, 2023
Updated
Mar 21, 2025
Vendor
jgwhite33
Product
WP Google Review Slider
Classifications
CWE-89, T1213.006
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <11.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

jgwhite33 · WP Google Review Sliderversion=0 <11.8

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1213.006Data from Information Repositories: Data from Databases

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