CVE-2023-23488

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Published Jan 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 92.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin, version < 2.9.8, is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route.

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

n/a

Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 2.9.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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: 92.5% (92.460% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171661/WordPress-Paid-Memberships-Pro-2.9.8-SQL-Injection.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-2

History

Apr 3, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 8:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 8:05 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:35 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:35 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

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