What is CVE-2023-23824?

CVE-2023-23824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bob Goetz Wp-Topbar, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-23824?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23824 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Bob Goetz Wp-Topbar

CVE-2023-23824

Auth. SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in WP-TopBar <= 5.36 versions.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-topbar/wordpress-wp-topbar-plugin-5-36… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23824?: CVE-2023-23824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bob Goetz Wp-Topbar, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-23824?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23824 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.