CVE-2023-5709

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2023-5709 · Published 07/11/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-5709 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting wd widgettwitter (web-dorado).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.85%, higher than 58.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wd widgettwitter web-dorado	`≤ 1.0.9`	No fix yet

Description

The WD WidgetTwitter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-twitter/trunk/twitter.php · Exploit
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86cdbfec-b1af-48ec-ae70-f97768694e44 · Third Party Advisory

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