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TI-2023-05005 Aliases CVE-2023-5436GHSA-c3g8-hq9f-hjr5

Vertical marquee plugin <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

The Vertical marquee plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1 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 subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01039 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gopiplusVertical marquee pluginup to 7.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Vertical marquee plugin Vendorgopiplus Affected up to 7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:vertical_marquee_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 7.2Vulnerablegopiplus
  • cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:vertical_marquee_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.2 Vulnerable ·gopiplus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5436
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3g8-hq9f-hjr5

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Sources

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