What is CVE-2023-48738?

CVE-2023-48738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Porto Theme - Functionality, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-48738?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-48738 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Porto Theme - Functionality

CVE-2023-48738

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Porto Theme Porto Theme - Functionality.This issue affects Porto Theme - Functionality: from n/a before 2.12.1.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · 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/porto-functionality/wordpress-porto-theme… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48738?: CVE-2023-48738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Porto Theme - Functionality, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-48738?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-48738 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.