CVE-2023-5412

Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow <= 13.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

8.8 HighPublic exploit

The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.89%Up 1.8 points since Oct 31, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow <= 13.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

Record: CVE-2023-5412
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-57727 8.8

Record: EUVD-2023-57727
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4c3-4f3r-826p 8.8

The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection...

Record: GHSA-j4c3-4f3r-826p
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2023-5412
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-5412	2023-10-31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-5412 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gopi Ramasamy Image Horizontal Reel Scroll Slideshow, published October 31, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.