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CVE-2023-2492: The QueryWall: Plug'n Play Firewall WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high

high Affects querywall-plug\'n-play-firewall (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The QueryWall: Plug'n Play Firewall WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high

Package
querywall-plug\'n-play-firewall (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.1.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 7.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.3th percentile)
Published
2023-06-19
Source
nvd

References

NVD recordquerywall-plug\'n-play-firewall (WordPress plugin) advisories

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