CVE-2022-23911: AP Custom Testimonial < 1.4.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Testimonial WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.4.7 does not validate and escape the id parameter before using it in a SQL statement when retrieving a testimonial to edit, leading to a SQL Injection

Affected products

Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial: before 1.4.7 — fixed in 1.4.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial 1.4.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2664185
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77fd6749-4fb2-48fa-a191-437b442f28e9
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2664185
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77fd6749-4fb2-48fa-a191-437b442f28e9

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