CVE-2023-0875

WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi

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Published Mar 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not properly sanitize and escape inputs into SQL queries, leading to a blind SQL Injection vulnerability that can be exploited by subscriber+ users.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Meta SEO

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12866	The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not properly sanitize and escape inputs into SQL queries, leading to a blind SQL Injection vulnerability that can be exploited by subscriber+ users.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.907% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d44e9a45-cbdf-46b1-8b48-7d934b617534

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Joomunited Wp Meta Seo

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 6:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Mar 20, 2023, 3:52 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 6:53 PM
Reserved: Feb 16, 2023, 10:49 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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