Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 115
- Affected Plugin
- Lasso Lite – Affiliate Link Manager & Product Displays
- Affected Version
<= 114- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2023-0098
At a glance
CVE-2023-0098 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Lasso Lite WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 114. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 115; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2023, reported by dc11.
Vulnerability Overview
The Simple URLs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 114 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 access or higher to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in Lasso Lite <= 114 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.
A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For Lasso Lite the fix is 115: builds <= 114 are affected, anything from 115 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 115, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Subscriber access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Lasso Lite 115 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in Lasso Lite – Affiliate Link Manager & Product Displays
- 6.4CVE-2026-57762: Simple URLs Stored XSS
CVE-2026-57762 - 6.4CVE-2023-40674: Simple URLs <= 118 Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2023-40674 - 6.1CVE-2023-40667: Simple URLs <= 117 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2023-40667 - 6.1CVE-2023-0099: Simple URLs <= 114 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2023-0099 - 5.4CVE-2023-45606: Simple URLs <= 120 Cross-Site Request Forgery
CVE-2023-45606 - 4.3CVE-2023-40678: Simple URLs <= 117 Missing Authorization
CVE-2023-40678
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