What is CVE-2023-5438?

CVE-2023-5438 is a vulnerability in the wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress that allows SQL injection via the plugin's shortcode.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5438?

The severity of CVE-2023-5438 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

How does CVE-2023-5438 affect the wp image slideshow plugin?

CVE-2023-5438 affects the wp image slideshow plugin in versions up to, and including, 12.1.

How can I fix CVE-2023-5438?

To fix CVE-2023-5438, update the wp image slideshow plugin to a version after 12.1.

What is the impact of CVE-2023-5438?

The impact of CVE-2023-5438 is that it allows authenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks on a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-5438

high

8.8

CWE

EPSS

0.250%

31/10/2023

5/2/2025

CVE-2023-5438: SQL Injection

First published: Tue Oct 31 2023(Updated: )

The wp image slideshow 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.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Gopiplus WP Image Slideshow	<12.1

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2985394/wp-image-slideshow#file2

Remedy

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e24383b-5b0f-4114-908b-4c2778632f73?source=cve

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What is CVE-2023-5438?
CVE-2023-5438 is a vulnerability in the wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress that allows SQL injection via the plugin's shortcode.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-5438?
The severity of CVE-2023-5438 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.
How does CVE-2023-5438 affect the wp image slideshow plugin?
CVE-2023-5438 affects the wp image slideshow plugin in versions up to, and including, 12.1.
How can I fix CVE-2023-5438?
To fix CVE-2023-5438, update the wp image slideshow plugin to a version after 12.1.
What is the impact of CVE-2023-5438?
The impact of CVE-2023-5438 is that it allows authenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks on a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin.

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