Wiz
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5437

CVE-2023-5437: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WP fade in text news plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 12.0) contains a SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-5437) discovered in October 2023. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's shortcode functionality due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters and inadequate preparation of SQL queries (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping on user-supplied parameters and lack of proper preparation in existing SQL queries within the plugin's shortcode functionality. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM) according to NVD assessment (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), while Wordfence assessed it at 8.8 (HIGH) (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to append additional SQL queries to existing queries. This capability can be exploited to extract sensitive information from the database (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to version 12.1 or later of the WP fade in text news plugin, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

Related WordPress vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2025-13604HIGH7.2
  • security-malware-firewall
NoYesDec 09, 2025
CVE-2025-13642MEDIUM5.4
  • wp-user-avatar
NoYesDec 09, 2025
CVE-2025-13924MEDIUM4.3
  • advanced-product-fields-for-woocommerce
NoYesDec 09, 2025
CVE-2025-13071N/AN/A
  • custom-admin-menu
NoNoDec 09, 2025
CVE-2025-13070N/AN/A
  • csv-to-sorttable
NoNoDec 09, 2025

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Additional Wiz resources

Cloud Vulnerability DB

Cloud Vulnerability DB

A community-led vulnerabilities database

Cloud Threat Landscape

Cloud Threat Landscape

A threat intelligence database

PEACH

PEACH

A tenant isolation framework

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management
Get a demo