Web Directory Free <= 1.6.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via post_id

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-2201
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-06-02 04:15:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:18:13 UTC
DescriptionThe Web Directory Free for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘post_id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.6.8 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 privileges to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002490000 probability, percentile 0.481250000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-89 | CWE-89 CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Salephpscripts Web Directory Free All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Mihail-chepovskiy Web Directory Free affected 1.6.8 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Web Directory Free <= 1.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via post_id af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023559/web-directory-free/trunk/search/plugin/clas... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/web-directory-free/tags/1.6.8/search/plugin/classes/s... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Marco Wotschka (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-04-20T00:00:00.000ZDiscovered
CNA2023-06-01T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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