Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-0630

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 March 2023

Published
20 March 2023
Modified
26 February 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.9024 99.6th percentile
Risk Priority 72 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-0630 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wp-Slimstat Slimstat Analytics. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

The Slimstat Analytics WordPress plugin before version 4.9.3.3 is affected by an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8. The root cause is insufficient controls that allow shortcode attributes to be concatenated directly into SQL queries when the shortcodes are rendered.

Subscribers, who have limited privileges, can exploit the flaw over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected database and application data.

Public references published by WPScan document the issue and identify the fixed release. Site operators should upgrade the plugin to 4.9.3.3 or later to eliminate the vulnerable code path. The associated EPSS score has remained high, with a current value of 0.9024 and a recorded peak of 0.9282.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Slimstat Analytics WordPress plugin before 4.9.3.3 does not prevent subscribers from rendering shortcodes that concatenates attributes directly into an SQL query.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

wp-slimstat
slimstat analytics
≤ 4.9.3.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References