What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-0579?

CVE-2023-0579 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Which versions of Yet Another Related Posts Plugin are affected by CVE-2023-0579?

Organizations using before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes face significant risk from CVE-2023-0579, a SQL injection vulnerability rated CVSS 8.8.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-0579?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-0579. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2023-0579?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems running before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its short and apply vendor patches promptly. Validate that input sanitization is in place for all user-controlled parameters.

Yet Another Related Posts Plugin CVE-2023-0579

HIGH

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2023-08-16 contact@wpscan.com

SQLi WordPress Yet Another Related Posts Plugin

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 24, 2026 - 19:07 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Mar 24, 2026 - 19:02 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 16, 2023 - 12:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscribers to perform SQL Injection attacks. Affected products include: Yarpp Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Version information: before 5.30.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.