RsvpmakerWordPress extension · Carrcommunications
CVE-2023-25045
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David F. Carr RSVPMaker allows SQL Injection.This issue affects RSVPMaker: from n/a through 9.9.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in RSVPMaker WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through unsanitized user input. The improper neutralization of special elements in SQL queries enables unauthorized database access, potentially leading to data exfiltration or privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
RsvpmakerWordPress extension
<= 9.9.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check RSVPMaker plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find RSVPMaker, and read the version number from the plugin description. Alternatively, open wp-content/plugins/rsvpmaker/rsvpmaker.php and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The installed version is 9.9.3 or lower.
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Identify if plugin handles user input in database queriesSearch the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/rsvpmaker/) for PHP files containing SQL query functions such as $wpdb->prepare, $wpdb->query, or direct SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE statements that reference $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST superglobals.Affected if User-supplied input from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST is being used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements.
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Inspect vulnerable SQL query codeExamine files in the rsvpmaker plugin folder for database queries that accept user input (e.g., parameters from URL, form submissions) and verify whether they use $wpdb->prepare() with placeholder tokens (%s, %d) or raw string concatenation.Affected if SQL queries concatenate user input directly into query strings rather than using parameterized queries.
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Verify WordPress user roles have accessCheck if any WordPress user role (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor, or unauthenticated visitors) can access the plugin's shortcodes or functions that process the vulnerable SQL code.Affected if The vulnerable code path is reachable by users without administrative privileges or is accessible to unauthenticated visitors.
You are affected if RSVPMaker version is 9.9.3 or lower AND your site processes user input through the plugin's database queries without proper parameterization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate to the latest patched version of RSVPMaker when available. Until then, implement input validation and parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database interactions that handle user-supplied data.
Latest version of RSVPMaker (version greater than 9.9.3)
- 1. Backup your WordPress database and files before making any changes
- 2. Update RSVPMaker plugin to the latest available version from the WordPress plugin repository
- 3. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugins page in WordPress admin
- 4. Test critical RSVP functionality to ensure the plugin continues to work correctly
- 5. Check that the SQL injection vulnerability is resolved by confirming the fix addresses the improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-25045 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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