TI-2023-06388 Aliases CVE-2023-6987 GHSA-3p4c-mxjg-9xjw

String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 27CWE-79Published 2024-08-24 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
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-79.

Summary

The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00308 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

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: 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
InstaWP	String locator	up to 2.6.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

String locator VendorInstaWP Affected up to 2.6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator::::::wordpress::*	before 2.6.6	Vulnerable	InstaWP

cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.6.6 Vulnerable ·InstaWP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6987
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p4c-mxjg-9xjw

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3139143/string-locator/tags/2.6.6/includes/Extension/SQL/views/editor/sql.php

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18e0140e-ac24-48c6-aea0-bb0da203a817?source=cve

TI-2022-02248 String Locator <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-10137 String Locator <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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