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CVE-2023-2601: The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by admin via CSRF.

critical Affects wp-brutal-ai (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by admin via CSRF.

Package
wp-brutal-ai (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.0.0
Fixed in
2.0.0
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (77.9th percentile)
Published
2023-06-27
Source
nvd

References

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