What is CVE-2023-0579?

CVE-2023-0579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yarpp Yet_another_related_posts_plugin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-0579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0579 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Yarpp Yet_another_related_posts_plugin

CVE-2023-0579

The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscribers to perform SQL Injection attacks.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.009 (56.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Yarpp Yet_another_related_posts_plugin
Unknown Yarpp — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0579?: CVE-2023-0579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yarpp Yet_another_related_posts_plugin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-0579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0579 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.