High CVSS: HIGH CVE-2023-4999 vulnerability

CVE-2023-4999: The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL

Tracked since May 6, 2026 • View on NVD
cve CVE-2023-4999 cvss-8

CVSS Breakdown

8.8
CVSS Base Score
HIGH
Attack Vector
N/A
Requires physical access to exploit.
CIA Impact
Confidentiality N/A
Integrity N/A
Availability N/A

Insurance Impact Assessment

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Significant Impact

High-severity vulnerabilities may affect cyber insurance pricing and coverage terms. Demonstrating patch management reduces underwriting friction.

CVE CVE-2023-4999 with CVSS 8.8. The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's [horizontal-scrolling] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query.

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