CVE-2023-23660

WordPress MainWP Maintenance Extension Plugin <= 4.1.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

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Published Jul 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (subscriber+) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Maintenance Extension plugin <= 4.1.1 versions.

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

MainWP

MainWP Maintenance Extension

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 4.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mainwp:mainwp_maintenance_extension:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 4.1.2 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27747	Auth. (subscriber+) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Maintenance Extension plugin <= 4.1.1 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.778% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/articles/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-mainwp-extensions?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mainwp-maintenance-extension/wordpress-mainwp-maintenance-extension-plugin-4-1-1-subscriber-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sep 26, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mainwp Mainwp Maintenance Extension

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Jul 18, 2023, 12:42 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Jan 17, 2023, 5:01 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: Jul 18, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

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