Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6987
CVE-2023-6987
Description
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <2.6.6
- (no CPE)range: 0
<=2.6.5+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.6.5
- (no CPE)
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