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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2023-2601 json

WP Brutal AI < 2.0.0 - SQL Injection via CSRF

published 2023-06-27 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34075

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown wpbrutalai 2.0.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57769468-3802-4985-bf5e-44ec1d59f5fd referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173732/WordPress-WP-Brutal-AI-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Unknown wpbrutalai

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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