CVE-2023-5203: wp sessions time monitoring full automatic vulnerability

What is known

The WP Sessions Time Monitoring Full Automatic WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not sanitize the request URL or query parameters before using them in an SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from the database via blind time based SQL injection techniques, or in some cases an error/union based technique.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-5203, a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) affecting wp sessions time monitoring full automatic, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether wp sessions time monitoring full automatic is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference