What is CVE-2023-5761?

CVE-2023-5761 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Burst-statistics Burst_statistics, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-5761?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5761 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Burst-statistics Burst_statistics

CVE-2023-5761

The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'url' parameter in versions 1.4.0 to 1.4.6.1 (free) and versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 (pro) due to insufficient escaping…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Burst-statistics Burst_statistics
Really Simple Plugins Burst Statistics Pro — versions 1.4.0
Rogierlankhorst Burst Statistics – Privacy-friendly Analytics For Wordpress — versions 1.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5761?: CVE-2023-5761 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Burst-statistics Burst_statistics, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-5761?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5761 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.