CVE-2023-2655

The Contact Form by WD WordPress plugin through 1.13.23 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3f2d38f-8eeb-45e9-bb58-2957e416e1cd/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3f2d38f-8eeb-45e9-bb58-2957e416e1cd/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:web-dorado:contact_form_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3f2d38f-8eeb-45e9-bb58-2957e416e1cd/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3f2d38f-8eeb-45e9-bb58-2957e416e1cd/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

23 Jan 2024, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-06-02 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-2655

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2655

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2655

JSON object : View

Products Affected

web-dorado

contact_form_maker

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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