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medium 6.5

CVE-2013-1408 json

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Wysija Newsletters plugin before 2.2.1 for WordPress allow remote authenticated administrator…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1446

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Wysija Newsletters plugin before 2.2.1 for WordPress allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search or (2) orderby parameter to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38297)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38297 WordPress Plugin Wysija Newsletters - Multiple SQL Injections webapps, 2013-02-06
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120089/WordPress-Wysija-Newsletters-2.2-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23140 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57775 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-02/0030.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
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Sources

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