CVE-2023-2221 — The WP Custom Cursors WordPress plugin before 3

The WP Custom Cursors WordPress plugin before 3.2 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 Admin.

01What is this vulnerability?

The WP Custom Cursors WordPress plugin before 3.2 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 Admin.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-06-19T10:52:42.024Z
• Last modified: 2024-12-12T21:05:26.061Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6666688e-7239-4d40-a348-307cf8f3b657