CVE-2023-5438

wp image slideshow <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

8.8 High

The wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 12.0 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

1.04%Up 1.0 points since Oct 31, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

wp image slideshow <= 12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode

Record: CVE-2023-5438
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-2023-57753 8.8

Record: EUVD-2023-57753
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-w5jh-9qcw-g5hm 8.8

The wp image slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's...

Record: GHSA-w5jh-9qcw-g5hm
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-2023-5438
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

gopiplus wp image slideshow

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2023-5438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gopiplus Wp Image Slideshow, published October 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.