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CVE-2023-2188: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Colibri Page Builder WordPress plugin was found to contain an SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-2188) affecting versions up to and including 1.0.227. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Marco Wotschka and was publicly disclosed on June 22, 2023. This security issue specifically affects the plugin's handling of the 'post_id' parameter (NVD, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of the 'post_id' parameter before its use in SQL statements. This SQL injection vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.2 (High) and is classified under OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection and CWE-89. The vulnerability is exploitable by users with high privileges, such as administrators (Wordfence, WPScan).

Impact

The SQL injection vulnerability could potentially allow authenticated administrators to perform unauthorized database operations, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the WordPress installation's database (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.229 of the Colibri Page Builder plugin. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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