CVE-2013-1408
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Wysija Newsletters plugin before 2.2.1 for WordPress allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search or (2) orderby parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Wysija Newsletters plugin before 2.2.1 for WordPress allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search or (2) orderby parameter to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.31% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 February 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- wysija newsletters project/wysija newsletters
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-02/0030.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/89924
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120089/WordPress-Wysija-Newsletters-2.2-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57775Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81932
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23140Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-02/0030.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/89924
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120089/WordPress-Wysija-Newsletters-2.2-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57775Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81932
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23140Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.