CVE-2023-23492
Published: 20 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-23492 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Idehweb Login With Phone Number. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.6% 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 Login with Phone Number WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.2 contain an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23492 and assigned CWE-89. The flaw resides in the 'ID' parameter of the 'lwp_forgot_password' action and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity and low privileges required.
An authenticated attacker can supply a crafted 'ID' value to the affected action and execute arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full read, write, and delete access to database contents, enabling data exfiltration, privilege escalation, or persistent compromise of the WordPress site.
The Tenable advisory at https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-3 provides the primary public reference for the issue. The current EPSS score of 0.8524, with a recorded peak of 0.8830, indicates sustained and elevated exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27592
Vulnerability details
The Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin, version < 1.4.2, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'ID' parameter of its 'lwp_forgot_password' action.
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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.