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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-23488

strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Published Jan 14, 2023 · catalog updated Jan 14, 2023 · strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2023-23488 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
92.46%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated paid_memberships_pro · vendor strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro

The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin, version < 2.9.8, is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated paid_memberships_pro< 2.9.8
  • vendor strangerstudios paid_memberships_proversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-23488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-23488 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 2.9.8. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 92.46%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 14, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin, version < 2.9.8, is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Jan 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-23488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-23488

    30-day exploitation probability 92.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-23488

    The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin, version < 2.9.8, is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.