WP SMS <= 6.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP SMS – Messaging & SMS Notification for WordPress, WooCommerce, GravityForms, etc plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'group_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.5 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 access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This can leveraged to achieve Reflected Cross-site Scripting.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VeronaLabs | WSMS (formerly WP SMS) – SMS & MMS Notifications with OTP and 2FA for WooCommerce | up to 6.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WSMS (formerly WP SMS) – SMS & MMS Notifications with OTP and 2FA for WooCommerce VendorVeronaLabs Affected up to 6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:veronalabs:wp_sms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | before 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | VeronaLabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:veronalabs:wp_sms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VeronaLabs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2g5-wh6f-x8q9
References
Patch 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8f53053-5150-4fba-b8d6-3d6c9df32c69?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3015006%40wp-sms&new=3015006%40wp-sms&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://github.com/wp-sms/wp-sms/commit/6656de201efe67c7983102c344a546eed976a819
More VeronaLabs Wp Sms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28983 WordPress WP SMS plugin <= 6.9.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-20180 WordPress WP SMS plugin <= 6.6.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12179 WordPress WP SMS Plugin <= 6.0.4 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-16395 WordPress WP SMS Plugin <= 6.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-16008 WordPress WP SMS Plugin <= 6.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-17020 WordPress WP SMS plugin <= 6.3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-6981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2g5-wh6f-x8q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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