8.2high
CVE-2016-20073
Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php
Published 4 mo ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.2
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 19%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- mattkaye Answer My Question
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40771 · exploit
- wordpress.org /plugins/answer-my-question/ · product
- lenonleite.com.br / · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-20073
- NVD: CVE-2016-20073
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