CVE-2023-1730
Published: 02 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-1730 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Supportcandy Supportcandy. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.8% 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 vulnerability is an SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-1730 and assigned CWE-89, that affects the SupportCandy WordPress plugin prior to version 3.1.5. The plugin fails to validate or escape user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL statements, producing a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without any credentials or user interaction, allowing them to execute arbitrary SQL commands that may result in full compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site and its database.
The referenced WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/44b51a56-ff05-4d50-9327-fc9bab74d4b7 documents the flaw and indicates that updating to SupportCandy 3.1.5 or later eliminates the injection vector. The associated EPSS score has remained steady at 0.8180 since disclosure, indicating sustained but not newly emerging exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-23953
Vulnerability details
The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 3.1.5 does not validate and escape user input before using it in an SQL statement, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.