What is CVE-2023-2229?

CVE-2023-2229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rahulsingh74388 Quick Post Duplicator, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-2229?

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

Is CVE-2023-2229 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Rahulsingh74388 Quick Post Duplicator

CVE-2023-2229

The Quick Post Duplicator for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘post_id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.0 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 contributor-level privileges to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.007 (51.6th 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

Rahulsingh74388 Quick Post Duplicator — versions 0
Wpspeedx Rduplicator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2229?: CVE-2023-2229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rahulsingh74388 Quick Post Duplicator, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-2229?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2229 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.