CVE-2023-5438

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 12.0

Description The issue arises from insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries. This can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 12.0, update to a version that addresses the SQL Injection issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's shortcode to minimize the risk of exploitation.