CVE-2023-4691: The WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin WordPress plugin before 22.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploit

high Affects bookly (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin WordPress plugin before 22.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploit

Package
bookly (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<22.4
Fixed in
22.4
Severity
high  CVSS 7.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.7th percentile)
Published
2023-10-16
Source
nvd

References

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