Administrator SQL injection via unescaped replacement URL
Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
SQL injection in Elementor Website Builder before 3.12.2 allows remote authenticated users with Administrator access to execute unintended SQL. The Tools module's Replace URL handler embeds the new URL value in an UPDATE statement without proper sanitization or escaping, so supplied SQL syntax changes the query. Administrator access to Elementor Tools is required; the verified proof of concept modifies the UPDATE expression and adds SLEEP(2), proving query control and a time delay.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Elementor Website Builder before 3.12.2 allows remote authenticated users with Administrator access to execute unintended SQL. The Tools module's Replace URL handler embeds the new URL value in an UPDATE statement without proper sanitization or escaping, so supplied SQL syntax changes the query. Administrator access to Elementor Tools is required; the verified proof of concept modifies the UPDATE expression and adds SLEEP(2), proving query control and a time delay.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0329
- Published
- May 30, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Elementor
- Product
- Elementor Website Builder
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.12.2
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- WPScan Administrator SQL injection proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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