Simple Membership WP user Import <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Simple Membership WP user Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpinsider-1 | Simple Membership WP user Import | up to 1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Membership WP user Import Vendorwpinsider-1 Affected up to 1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership_wp_user_import:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.8 | Vulnerable | wpinsider-1 |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership_wp_user_import:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8 Vulnerable ·wpinsider-1
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4cq-hxmv-g6f2
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2023-0254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4cq-hxmv-g6f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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