Track The Click < 0.3.12 - Author+ Time-Based Blind SQL Injection
Priority HIGH 71CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Track The Click WordPress plugin before 0.3.12 does not properly sanitize query parameters to the stats REST endpoint before using them in a database query, allowing a logged in user with an author role or higher to perform time based blind SQLi attacks on the database.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.011 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Track The Click (Unknown): 0.3.12
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Track The Click | before 0.3.12 | 0.3.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Track The Click VendorUnknown Affected before 0.3.12 Fixed in 0.3.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tracktheclick:track_the_click:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 0.3.12 | Vulnerable | Tracktheclick |
- cpe:2.3:a:tracktheclick:track_the_click:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.3.12 Vulnerable ·Tracktheclick
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Track The Click (Unknown) Fixed in 0.3.12
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5041
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53gq-5qmj-xr28
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-5041 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5041 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53gq-5qmj-xr28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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