CVE-2023-52180: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A SQL Injection vulnerability was discovered in Really Simple Plugins Recipe Maker For Your Food Blog from Zip Recipes, affecting versions through 8.1.0. The vulnerability was reported by Muhammad Daffa on October 25, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on December 29, 2023. This security issue was assigned CVE-2023-52180 and involves improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a SQL Injection (CWE-89) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) according to NVD assessment, with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Patchstack assigned a slightly different CVSS score of 7.6 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L. The vulnerability requires Contributor-level privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to directly interact with the database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The high CVSS scores indicate significant potential impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the affected systems (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.1.1 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to version 8.1.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins as an additional security measure (Patchstack).