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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0768
CVE-2023-0768:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Avirato hotels online booking engine WordPress plugin through version 5.0.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-0768. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on April 17, 2023, and affects the avirato-calendar plugin. This security issue has been assigned a high severity CVSS score of 7.7 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes before their use in SQL statements. This security flaw is classified as a SQL Injection (SQLI) vulnerability and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection with CWE-89 classification (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows any authenticated users, including those with subscriber-level access, to perform SQL Injection attacks. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to database contents and compromise of sensitive information (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the affected plugin should consider implementing additional security measures or evaluating alternative solutions (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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