# CVE-2023-24000: GamiPress - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-24000 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-24000

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** GamiPress
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** wordpress, cms

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in GamiPress gamipress allows SQL Injection. This issue affects GamiPress: from n/a through 2.5.7.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-24000](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24000) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in GamiPress versions up to 2.5.7, caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or even full compromise of the affected application.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 30th of March 2026.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2023-24000 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2023-24000 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Attackers exploit the `/wp-json/wp/v2/gamipress-logs` endpoint by injecting SQL payloads into the `trigger_type[]` parameter, enabling unauthenticated SQL injection attacks against vulnerable WordPress GamiPress plugin installations.

## Timeline

- 2023-10-31: CVE Published. CVE-2023-24000 is published to NVD.
- 2026-03-30: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-24000 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-01: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-24000 for the first time.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gamipress/wordpress-gamipress-plugin-2-5-7-unauthenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-24000.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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