CVE•Published 2023-10-20•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2023-4999Gopiplus · Horizontal_scrolling_announcement

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 50% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Description

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. 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.

Timeline

Published 2023-10-20

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2023-4999

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/horizontal-scrolling-announcement/"

Matches any site loading the "horizontal-scrolling-announcement" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Gopiplus Horizontal Scrolling Announcement"

All exposed Gopiplus Horizontal Scrolling Announcement instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Horizontal Scrolling Announcement"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Horizontal Scrolling Announcement" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.