{"id":"CVE-2023-2636","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-2636","generatedAt":"2026-10-24T12:42:48.998Z","title":"The AN_GradeBook WordPress plugin through 5.0.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as subscriber","description":"The AN_GradeBook WordPress plugin through 5.0.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as subscriber","published":"2023-07-17T14:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:53:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["an gradebook project/an gradebook"],"epss":{"score":0.06941,"percentile":0.94103,"date":"2026-10-23","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2023-07-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51632,"kind":"exploit","title":"WordPress Plugin AN_Gradebook 5.0.1 - SQLi","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51632","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/51632.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/51632.py","published":"2023-07-28","added":"2023-07-28","updated":"2023-07-31","author":"Lukas Kinneberg","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2023-2636"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173815/WordPress-AN_Gradebook-5.0.1-SQL-Injection.html","source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6a3bfd88-1251-4d40-b26f-62950a3ce0b5","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173815/WordPress-AN_Gradebook-5.0.1-SQL-Injection.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6a3bfd88-1251-4d40-b26f-62950a3ce0b5","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2636","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}