Random Text: SQL injection
Random Text is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Random Text
- Plugin slug
random-text- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 24, 2023
This CVE was published Apr 24, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Random Text to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Random Text WordPress plugin through 0.3.0 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by any authenticated users, such as subscribers.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H